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No state in the United States offers affordable housing for minimum wage earners, according to Clara Arroyave, Founder and CEO of Coliving Cashflow. This affordability crisis is increasing demand for coliving as tenants choose between unaffordable solo living and shared housing to reduce costs. The gap between wages and housing expenses is widening, and Arroyave ...
A growing number of coliving properties are reporting bad debt levels of 11-12%, with landlords unable to cover mortgage payments when just one or two rooms go vacant, according to Clara Arroyave, Founder and CEO of Coliving Cashflow. The coliving model itself does not cause this financial strain. Instead, financial pressure often stems from investors ...
Hotel owners are facing a profitability squeeze that extends beyond rising interest rates. Brent Jaynes, Managing Partner at Leisure Real Estate Advisors, says operators are contending with sharp, simultaneous increases in insurance, labor, and commodity costs that cannot be offset by raising room rates alone. This pressure on cash flow is changing day-to-day operations and ...
Investors entering the Austin real estate market expecting steady monthly cash flow often overlook a fundamental obstacle: Texas’s high property taxes. According to Soomin Kim, Team Leader at Soomin Kim Group (eXp Realty), many out-of-state buyers misjudge Austin’s investment landscape by focusing on rental income without fully accounting for the state’s tax structure. As a ...
Manufacturing business valuations are increasingly tied to tariff policy and geopolitical risk. Brokers are adjusting pricing multiples based on trade conditions rather than relying solely on historical cash flow. Kerrian Latty, a business broker with Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Gaetano Marra Homes, reports that manufacturing businesses, which once sold for 4 to 5 ...
Connecticut’s fix-and-flip market does not follow the typical seasonal slowdown seen in traditional home sales. Instead, many investors seek properties during the winter, when most residential buyers pause their searches. Jay Osorno, a realtor at Alpha Capital Realty who works primarily with investors, says his clients acquire renovation projects in December and January. They do ...
New Orleans property owners are grappling with a stark economic contradiction. While the average home price in the city is 15 percent below the national average, the typical cost of homeownership is 15 percent above it. Michael Mito, Commercial Division Director at United Real Estate | Partners, says this imbalance between property values and ownership ...
In New Jersey’s Ocean and Monmouth Counties, a new dynamic is reshaping the housing market: investors are routinely outbidding traditional homebuyers, pushing prices beyond what owner-occupants can justify. Johnny Guan, founder at The JG Team, says this trend is now a defining feature of the region’s real estate landscape. “I’m watching investors pay more, willing ...
Investors acquiring residential and multifamily properties in Queens often proceed with purchases without conducting thorough structural inspections, according to Stella Shalamova, Sales Representative at EXIT Realty First Choice. The gap between marketing claims of “good deals” and issues uncovered during inspections, such as foundation damage, deferred maintenance, and hidden repair costs, can expose buyers to ...
In Tampa Bay, the typical signs of a cooling real estate market — rising inventory, higher interest rates, and cautious builders — are not translating into lower land prices. Listings have increased, interest rates have doubled since mid-2022, and national builders have scaled back on land acquisitions. Yet, sellers remain firm on their asking prices. ...
Investors targeting northern New Jersey should focus on small multifamily residential properties in commuter rail towns, according to Cathy Banu, team leader of the Cathy Banu Real Estate Team at Keller Williams Village Square Realty. Banu warns that office buildings and short-term rental models in Bergen County present significant risks and are unlikely to deliver ...
Multi-family properties can offer a faster, more accessible path to homeownership than single-family homes. Still, most buyers are unaware of this option, according to Tameeka Williams, a real estate salesperson at KFortuna All Aspects Realty. Williams explains that financing for multi-family properties is structured differently: lenders underwrite these loans based on projected rental income rather ...
Real estate investors often focus on market timing and interest rates. However, Kerie Choiniere, a real estate agent with Venture Real Estate and an active investor in distressed properties, says the most expensive mistakes usually result from inadequate property inspection and assessment before purchase. Choiniere’s own recent experience highlights the risk. She bought a property in ...
Long Island landlords face a significant financial risk: eviction timelines in New York can extend from 12 to 18 months. During that period, property owners may receive no rental income while continuing to pay mortgage obligations, legal fees, and repair costs. Jeffrey Memisha, a licensed sales associate at Realty Advisors Inc., says New York’s tenant-favorable ...
Investor visa qualifications are now a major factor in property purchases in Panama. This trend has created a buyer segment that operates outside traditional real estate norms, says Jeffrey Barton, Managing Director of Punta Pacifica Realty. Panama’s real estate market is seeing more buyers motivated by securing legal residency than by rental income or long-term ...
