Saturday, November 30, 2024
Friday, November 15, 2024
Seize the Opportunity: Making Your Move to a New State a Success
By Ted James
Relocating to a new state is more than just a change of scenery; it’s a chance to transform your life in exciting ways. Whether you’re seeking new career opportunities, a healthier lifestyle, or a vibrant cultural scene, moving can be the catalyst for positive change.
Evaluating Biking and Walking Infrastructure
When considering a move, it’s crucial to assess the infrastructure available for biking and walking, as these elements significantly impact your quality of life. Investigating the presence of bike lanes and pedestrian paths can reveal a lot about a community’s commitment to sustainable and active transportation. Cities that have made strides in creating low-stress environments for cyclists and pedestrians not only enhance safety but also promote healthier lifestyles and reduce traffic congestion.
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Real Estate Blogs: The Lay of the Land
Normally we at TRET are content to remain in our corner of the real estate blogosphere, offering insightful content on all things real estate. The state of real estate blogging, however, has changed in the 13 years since this blog has begun and it is necessary to take a look at the types of real estate blogs that populate the Internet in 2024. There are a multitude of topics on which real estate blogs can focus, from commercial real estate, to real estate investment to lending and mortgage markets. There is also no shortage of target audiences for a real estate blogger, including real estate brokers, first time homebuyers, real estate technology users and even bankers. The variety of options available has made this subset of blogs significantly larger than when TRET first began. For reasons of formatting and redundancy, this article will not merely be a list of reviews of other real estate blogs. There are a number of websites that already successfully provide extensive reviews of the real estate blogosphere like: The Close or Feed Spot, among others. Instead, the purpose of this article is to organize, categorize and put a face on the large and growing ecosystem of real estate blogs, in order to make this corner of the Internet a little less daunting.
Thursday, October 3, 2024
Propel Your Homeownership Dreams with Savvy Debt Management
Monday, September 30, 2024
Why Can't Anyone Afford A House?
Another Summer has given way to the crisp winds of Autumn. As the cooler temperatures and falling leaves begin to turn ones mind toward the importance of having a warm place to stay in the upcoming months, it would be prudent to look at how housing affordability has become a true concern for most people in the United States. In a very informative, yet eye-opening article, EconoFact discusses how the vast majority of household are spending well over 30% of the their income on housing. This figure includes both homeowners and renters.
The recently decline in housing unaffordability is concerning for a number of reasons. One of the primary concerns around this current economic trend is the financial stress that higher housing costs place on households. Considering further the inflationary pressures of the past five years and it appears that most American households may be squeezed into an impossible position.
Saturday, August 31, 2024
Seasoning Update 2024
Thursday, August 15, 2024
TRET Short 6: Agency Law in Real Estate
Join TRET for the sixth installment of TRET Shorts, as Stephon discusses the role of agency law in the real estate market.
Wednesday, July 31, 2024
What Will Each of the Candidates Do For the Real Estate Market If They Are Elected President?
The 2024 presidential election is coming up in four months and on July 21, 2024, President Joe Biden formally announced that he was withdrawing from the presidential race. This left the Democratic party with a decision which was ultimately made July 30th, when they name Vice President Kamala Harris as their endorsed candidate for president. With both candidates for president unequivocally named, let’s look at what both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris might do to or for the real estate market if elected as president.