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Commercial Property Sales Slow for First Time in 13 Months

The commercial real estate market has begun to cool amid higher interest rates and prices. So reports GlobeSt.com. Read more...

Single-Family Rentals See Start of Shrinking Profit Margins

After a dizzying boom as housing prices soared, profit margins on three-bedroom single-family home rentals narrowed in the first quarter of 2022, according to property data firm ATTOM. So reports the Commercial Observer. Read more...

32-Year-Old Grosses $431k from Real Estate Investing While Living in Van

A 32-year-old in California brought in gross rental income last year of $431,000 from the 61 rental units that he owns. So reports CNBC. Read more...

Commercial Real Estate Investment Hits First-Quarter Record

Commercial real estate investment activity jumped to its highest first-quarter level on record, exceeding the previous high from the first three months of 2007, according to Newmark. So reports the Commercial Observer. Read more...

Proptech Startup BackFlip Raises $8M for Fix-and-Flip Investors

BackFlip, a real estate and fintech startup focusing on entrepreneurs who invest in residential property, has announced $8 million in equity funding. So reports FinLedger. Read more...

Morningstar to Pay $1M Over Mortgage-Backed Securities Ratings

Investment research company Morningstar has inked a preliminary $1.15 million settlement with the SEC relating to its rating of commercial mortgage-backed securities. So reports Reuters. Read more...

Higher Rates Probably Won’t Help Commercial Cap Rates: NAR

Capitalization rates for commercial real estate will probably continue to compress in 2022 despite upward pressure from rising interest rates. That’s according to a blog post by economists at the National Association of Realtors. Read more...

Real Estate Investor Cadre Poaches Goldman Sachs Honcho

Cadre, a fintech startup that allows investors to buy stakes in commercial real estate, has hired Goldman Sachs consumer bank branding chief Dustin Cohn as chief marketing officer. So reports CNBC. Read more...

Kitchen Renovations Give Best Bang for Buck, Investors Say

Among renovations meant to add resale value, fixing up kitchens offers the best return on investment, the bulk of real estate investors said in a recent survey.  Read more...

Mortgage Startup Vontive Tries to Streamline Real Estate Investing

Vontive, an online mortgage startup, has raised $135 million in funding for its effort to streamline the process of real estate investing. So reports TechCrunch. Read more...

Build-for-Rent Homes Gain in Share of Real Estate Investment

Homes built for the purpose of renting, or “build for rent” homes, made up 26% of properties added to the portfolios of single-family rental home providers in the fourth quarter of 2021, up from 3% as recently as the third quarter of 2019. That’s according to new data from the current Single-Family Rental Market Index… Read more...

Outstanding Commercial Mortgage Debt Hit Record in Q4 2021

Commercial and multifamily debt outstanding totaled $287 billion in the last three months of 2021, up 7.4% from the end of 2020. That’s according to a report from the Mortgage Bankers Association. Read more...

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