Category Archives: Blog
-
The top towns for real estate investors
By Jonathan Mednick on 05/12/2016 | 0 CommentsMillennials are finally moving into their homebuying years, but with precious few starter houses available for sale, a growing number of these buyers are choosing to rent single-family homes. That …
-
How Real Estate Adds to Retirement Income
By Jonathan Mednick on 05/09/2016 | 0 CommentsWhen it comes to retirement, multiple streams of income may be the magic phrase. Perhaps you will have Social Security payments, retirement fund distributions, annuity payments or, if you are …
-
Inaccurate Zillow Zestimates a source of conflict over home prices
By Jonathan Mednick on 05/03/2016 | 0 CommentsWhen “CBS This Morning” co-host Norah O’Donnell asked the chief executive of Zillow recently about the accuracy of the website’s automated property value estimates — known as Zestimates — she …
-
The Blue Chip of Affordable Real Estate
By Jonathan Mednick on 04/29/2016 | 0 CommentsConsider investing out of your local market. Just because you don’t live in a market does not mean you should avoid investing there. Purchasing power is critical to the success …
-
3 Factors Likely to Impact Real Estate Investing in 2016
By Jonathan Mednick on 04/27/2016 | 0 CommentsReal estate has been on a good run, the stock market, not as much. Both trends should continue throughout 2016. The industry represents a surer bet than other types of …
-
The time is right to invest in real estate
By Jonathan Mednick on 04/27/2016 | 0 CommentsConsider the following tidbits as you make plans to purchase or invest in the near future. The rate of homeownership peaked at 69 percent in 2004, meaning almost seven out …
-
Eliminating geography as a barrier to real estate investing
By Jonathan Mednick on 04/25/2016 | 0 CommentsReal estate investing has long elicited a variety of emotions, running the gamut from excitement to anxiety. When dealing with significant sums of capital, feelings of apprehension tend to creep …