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TWiRP – November 14, 2015

This week in rental property, mortgage rates rose up to 3.98 percent in in anticipation of a Federal Reserve rate hike next month. Housing market is recovering but the number of first-time home buyers are at the lowest point in 28 years. HomeUnion announced top 10 investment markets in the U.S. for single-family rentals and Coldwell Banker’s released this year’s annual Home Listing...

TWiRP – October 31, 2015

This week in rental property, mortgage rates slipped to 3.76 percent with the Federal Reserve keeping its key short-term interest rate at a record low. Mortgage applications were down by 3.5% in September amid low fixed mortgage rates. Growing number of investors are shorting the Canada’s housing market. U.S. rental prices cooled in September but still rose above the inflation rate. Lastly...

TWiRP – October 10, 2015

This week in rental property, fixed mortgage rates sharply dropped to the lowest level in six months. Historically low mortgage rates and high home values are spurring cash-out refinancing. Chinese are now the top foreign buyers of U.S. properties, and nearly half of them are paying cash. According to a survey, property managers are expecting rents to rise as much as 8 percent next year. Freddie...

TWiRP – October 3, 2015

In this week’s rental property, average U.S. 30-year fixed mortgage rates slightly declined to 3.85 percent from 3.86 percent a week earlier. The Wall Street Journal had a Q&A session with Zillow’s chief economist discussing some of the current issues around real estate. According to Realtor.com, millennials are showing a different behavioral pattern in the housing market. Urban...

TWiRP – September 26, 2015

This week in rental property, the 30-year fixed mortgage rate fell to 3.86 percent from last week’s 3.91 percent. New mortgage forms will be mandated from October 3rd. The New York Times talks in details about the new disclosure rules and the Washington Post provides professionals’ thoughts on what the new mortgage closing process means for consumers. The talk around the rental...

TWiRP – September 19, 2015

This week in rental property, average long-term U.S. mortgage rates inched up to 3.91 percent from last week’s 3.90 percent. Federal Reserve announced to keep interest rates unchanged. Forbes and Fidelity discusses the significance of the Fed’s decision. Also, we capture Janet Yellen’s quote on the housing market from her press conference earlier this week. NAHB drills down on...

TWiRP – September 12, 2015

This week in rental property, average mortgage rates inched up before next week’s Federal Reserve announcement. Wall Street Journal argues that the recovery of housing sector isn’t contributing much to overall US economic growth, while Bloomberg suggests a different point of view. NBC news reports big investors are buying more new homes for rental purposes. Based on Trulia’s...

TWiRP – September 5, 2015

This Week in Rental Property, the 30-year mortgage rates rose up to 3.89 percent rebounding from last week’s sharp decline. Experts and researchers are expecting an influx of Chinese investors into the U.S. real-estate market due to Chinese yuan devaluation and the stock market turmoil. A study by John Burns Real Estate Consulting revealed that in most areas of the country, home-ownership...

TWiRP – August 29, 2015

This week in rental property, in a week marked by a stock market turmoil from Asia, average 30-year mortgage rates dropped to 3.84% from 3.93%. We take a close look at the Chinese stock market turmoil with an article from Economist. Consequently, Chinese investors are trying to protect their wealth by diversifying their assets by buying US real estate. Then, listen to domestic fundamentals on why...

TWiRP – August 1, 2015

This week in rental property, mortgage rates fell below 4% after the Federal Reserve signaled to increase interest rates this year. CNBC cited the expected effects of the Fed’s rate hike. Once again, U.S. home rental prices rose in June with the homeownership rate down to the lowest level in 48 years. According to a study, Airbnb is making even harder to find apartments in New York City...