Real Estate Investing: In the News

With the new year a month under our belts we thought it a good practice to see where we are at in the news. Real estate itself as an industry is in the news as about as much as Kim Kardashian here lately with rising home prices but not  quite as many Twitter followers. We have been hearing it all from there will be another bubble to interest rates going up. Why spend your time scouring the headlines for pertient news on real estate investing when we do the hard work for you. Here are just a few news link stories to some of the hottest topics circling the flipping houses industry currently.

Home Prices

Home prices rose up until the end of 2014…what does that mean for 2014? http://www.foxbusiness.com/personal-finance/2013/12/23/housing-market-in-2013-prices-rise-as-lending-remains-tight/

Home prices leveling out? http://money.cnn.com/2014/01/28/real_estate/home-prices/index.html

Mortgage Rates

The average for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose a bit last week:   http://www.realtor.com/news/30-year-fixed-mortgage-rates-remain-relatively-flat/#.UwOHr_ldUng

Will you be affected by the rising mortgage rates? http://www.realtor.com/news/how-rising-mortgage-rates-may-impact-you/#.UwOIM_ldUng

What the Rich are Investing in

Ever wonder where the rich are investing, and what their reasons are? http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/595c2656-791a-11e3-91ac-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2tgxh6lBC

Why millionaires invest in real estate: http://realtybiznews.com/why-millionaires-are-turning-to-real-estate/98723755/

Market Watch

Top 10 Cities that People are moving to. May want to invest in these: http://money.cnn.com/gallery/real_estate/2014/01/27/cities-moving/index.html

What are the hottest markets to invest in for 2014. CNN answers this question here: http://money.cnn.com/gallery/real_estate/2014/01/23/hottest-housing-markets/index.html

We hope that our info on real estate investing news was helpful to you. For more topics and to learn more about Part-Time REI visit us at http://part-timerei.com/

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Erik Hitzelberger has been Real Estate Investor since 2007. While learning the ropes in the market down-cycle, he now teaches others how to use his systems and leverage other people’s expertise to achieve their own goals.

Erik Hitzelberger – who has written 194 posts on Part Time REI.

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