Real Estate Investors News
Fix and Flip Survey: What Investors Expect in 2025
The 2025 home flipping environment is active but cautious, with demand for fix and flip properties and a growing focus on rental conversions. However, expectations for growth across all markets remain muted, and regional challenges like inventory, competition, and...
Housing Inventory Trends: What to Expect in 2025
Active listings and months of supply are crucial indicators of home price momentum. Analysts at LendingOne believe that a rapid increase in active listings can signal potential price weakness as homes take longer to sell. Conversely, a steep decline in active...
The Strongest and Weakest Housing Markets in 2025
During the Pandemic Housing Boom, surging demand fueled by low mortgage rates and remote work flexibility caused active inventory levels to drop sharply nationwide. Builders couldn’t keep up, and active inventory for sale was drained by red-hot demand, leaving markets...
Q4 2024 CEO Report: Investor Confidence on the Rise
The real estate investment landscape is looking brighter and more promising as 2025 begins. Following a period of significant changes resulting from the pandemic, real estate investors are now benefiting from more stabilized borrowing costs and a clearer economic...
The 2025 Real Estate Investor Outlook
The 2025 outlook for single-family investors is cautiously optimistic about rental demand, rent growth, price appreciation, but it’s tempered by concerns over rising costs and interest rates. Overall the good news is, investors are more optimistic and plan to purchase...
Shifting Trends: Where Renting is Outpacing Buying
Over the past few years, U.S. housing affordability has significantly worsened. The aftermath of the Pandemic Housing Boom saw home prices soaring, mortgage rates more than doubled, and the cost of repairs, insurance, and property taxes also shot up. That’s all led to...
The BRRRR Method: A Guide for Real Estate Investors
If you’re getting started as a real estate investor, you may have heard about the BRRRR method. BRRRR stands for Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat and is a popular five-step investment strategy. The BRRRR method involves purchasing distressed or undervalued...
Top Counties with the Best and Worst Home Insurance Rates
This week, LendingOne analysts researched county-level home insurance premium data to determine how premiums vary for homeowners and single-family investors nationwide. Key Findings: A Surge in Home Insurance Premiums Among the largest 500 U.S. counties, more than...
A Guide to DSCR Loans for Real Estate Investors
If you’re a landlord or considering purchasing a rental income property, consider a debt service coverage ratio (DSCR) loan to fund your next purchase. DSCR loans are specifically designed to finance rental properties and can be easier to qualify for than a...
Key Trends in the Build-to-Rent Market
Between 2005 and 2019, the share of single-family homes under construction built expressly for renting rose from 1.9% to 4.5% as the build-to-rent business model slowly gained momentum. Then came the easy-money era during the pandemic, with cash-flush institutional...