The Midwest Real Estate Market is Shifting to Rentals

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A lot of things have changed in real estate investing since March, but the Midwest region of the U.S. is steady and stable, for the most part. The region is still characterized by a low supply of housing coupled with high demand, just as it was in March. However, the area is experiencing a little […]

Guide to Flipping Houses in New York

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According to the latest home flipping report from ATTOM, the property database company, the home flipping rate in the first quarter of 2022 was at the highest level since 2000, representing 9.6% of all home sales. That represented nearly a 7% increase from the previous quarter and almost 5% from the first quarter of 2021.  […]

The State of Private Lending 2022

Despite inflation and rising interest rates, private lending is expected to grow in 2022 and into 2023. Real estate private lending has excellent growth prospects for one simple reason: Real estate loans are in high demand. It isn’t just private lending in real estate that is growing. Private lending all around is expected to grow, […]

California Real Estate Still Dictated by Supply and Demand

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Like in much of the rest of the country, California real estate has changed quite a bit since March 2022. However, it hasn’t changed as much as it has in other parts of the country. While home sales have dropped, for instance, Sharestates Regional Sales Director for the West Coast Region Nick Roberson says the […]

Florida Real Estate Is Transitioning to a Buyer’s Market

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A lot has changed about Florida real estate since March. It’s still about supply and demand, of course. That part hasn’t changed. But market dynamics have changed. According to Sharestates Florida Regional Sales Director Scott Evans, existing home sales are on the decline, and it’s easy to see why. Interest rates are on the rise […]

12 Ways to Maximize Profit on Your Rental Properties

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Whether you’re presently managing one or more rental properties or considering purchasing rental properties, this article provides a list of ways to maximize your profit and, along the way, simplify your management challenges. 1 – Find the Right Properties While your potential rental properties might not be in the Top 10 Rental Markets we’ve identified, […]

How to Navigate a Bear Market as an Investor

Bear Market

Bloomberg has officially declared the stock market a bear market, but what does that mean for real estate investors? The definition of a bear market is a series of prolonged declines in an investment market. Typically, a securities bear market is not declared until the market has fallen 20 percent or more from its most […]

FAMP Webinar Presentation

Scott Evans, Regional Director for Sharestates, discusses how to finance real estate investment opportunities in Florida during a recent webinar hosted by FAMP (Florida Association of Mortgage Professionals).  What is going on in the economy? How is the overall economy affecting the real estate market? What does this mean for real estate investors? Why […]

Expanding into New Markets

Stephan Leccese, President & COO of Sharestates, was published in Private Lender Magazine by the American Association of Private Lenders. In his article, Expanding into New Markets, Stephan outlines a guide to expanding your lending business. When was the right time to expand for Sharestates? “Following the pandemic, the lending market began to ramp up […]