A hidden crisis in US Housing; are fish the root cause?

A hidden crisis in US Housing; are fish the root cause?

  I took the pic above of a house after a small fire in CO.  I’m amazed the house had made it.  Unfortunately thousands of property owners in LA are not as lucky.  The recent fires in LA are estimated to cost upwards of 50 billion making it one of the costliest...
Property Insurance rates set to jump by 50%; why and who pays?

Property Insurance rates set to jump by 50%; why and who pays?

  The mortgage industry should be prepared for large increases in insurance premiums up to 50% according to the Situs Whitepaper. Jennifer Rasmussen, one of the reports authors stated that the average homeowner “was not cognizant of the sheer magnitude of these...
1031 exchange eliminated; what will happen to real estate values and rental rates?

1031 exchange eliminated; what will happen to real estate values and rental rates?

Your taxes will increase $775 Billion dollars according to an analysis by Bloomberg. President Biden has rolled out his proposed tax plan with three major pillars that will impact real estate pros.    1) Elimination of the 1031 exchange provision (or such a low cap...
Coronavirus raises your property taxes, are you ready for a 3.8 billion dollar property tax bill?

Coronavirus raises your property taxes, are you ready for a 3.8 billion dollar property tax bill?

First, I wanted to give a hats off to this guy for taking social distancing to the next level.  He hiked out about a mile on thin ice to ensure he was doing his part 🙂  Coronavirus has caused the Federal Reserve to drastically cut rates to almost zero due to the...