Market Updates – The Mansour Team
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Lumber, plywood and other building materials at a Forino Builders construction site in Lower … [+] Heidelberg Township. (Photo by Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images) MediaNews Group via Getty Images Lumber and plywood prices have jumped through the roof in the U.S. Building materials prices will retreat in 2022, returning to pre-pandemic levels…
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Preparing land for more new housing. (Photo by: Jim Lane/Education Images/Universal Images Group via … [+] Getty Images) Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images An earlier post made clear this economy’s powerful near-term growth momentum. It also warned about longer-term economic risks, especially given Washington’s efforts to hype the economy. Against this background of conjoined…
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15.5 million small scale investors own a vast majority of the single family rental properties in the United States today. These investors are typically individuals or families who have inherited properties or have purchased 2-10 units as a source of passive income or capital gain. But managing these properties is also an investment of time. Setting prices,…
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New housing units started per 100 new residents. Dr. Bill Conerly based on data from U.S. Census Bureau Housing starts in the United States last year exceeded population growth. Even if every new resident lived alone, we increased supply more than fundamental demand. And if a few people are shacking up together, then the excess…
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For the latest of my series of articles analysing the leading trends to look out for in 2021, I was intrigued to be taken through an extensive research paper entitled Future of the Home. The incredibly detailed and insightful report by Swedish homelift company Aritco and forecaster Springwise lists 18 emerging tech innovations and an insightful view of how our lives at…
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Tony “The Closer” Robinson wants to make his Rona Proof real estate program accessible and … [+] inclusive. Courtesy of Tony “The Closer” Robinson America’s unemployment rate surged from 6.3 million in February to 20.2 million in May, a number that continues to rise as the pandemic’s effect on the economy lingers. Tony “The Closer”…
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