Real Estatin' the Facts

  Here's the weekly round-up of news. Check it out, save it for later, and/or share it with your friends. New industrial challenges as overseas jobs return home  The trend toward reshoring manufacturing jobs means identifying available land to build on or facilities suitable for retrofitting is paramount. Full Story:  REALTOR® Magazine  (3/22)  Prepare homeowners for possible flood damage   Spring showers may bring flowers, but they also might cause flooding in basements, crawl spaces and weakened foundations. Here's how to help prepare and prevent that. Full Story:  REALTOR® Magazine  (April 28, 2022)  Wave of foreclosures continues across US   ATTOM is tracking the rise in foreclosures that has gone on unabated since the end of government mandated homeowner protections enacted at the start of the coronavirus pandemic. New York, Chicago and Los Angeles topped the list of larger U.S. cities seeing the highest number of foreclosures. Full Story:  Los Angeles Daily News  (4/19) 

Here's the weekly round-up of news. Check it out, save it for later, and/or share it with your friends.   Phishing scams are 'tip of the spear' for cyber threats  Scammers often use fake emails and other phishing exploits to launch larger attacks like ransomware. Familiarize yourself with the warning signs. Full Story:  REALTOR® Magazine  (4/6)  Health, housing inextricably linked  Homelessness has been established as a driver of emergency room visits and other bad health outcomes, with advocates pointing out that providing stable housing can lower costs to the health care system. "Housing is vital to health outcomes, particularly among patients who are vulnerable with complex health conditions," says Leora Jontef of NYC Health + Hospitals. Full Story:  Becker's Hospital Review  (4/5)  Shift to home-based work for real estate, other industries analyzed  The pandemic served to increase the number of young people working from home, including those in the real es

  Here's the weekly round-up of news. Check it out, save it for later, and/or share it with your friends.    6 books that will change your perspective on real estate  These titles will inspire your business no matter where you are in your career.   Full Story:  REALTOR® Magazine/Culture Scan       Released inmates often find rent is out of reach  Finding housing is a difficult challenge for those who have served time, with many ending up in homeless shelters upon release. Being priced out of the rental market can lead some to return to lives of crime, experts say.  Full Story:  The New York Times   Bank stress raises concerns in agency mortgage bond market  Concerns are rising that the $8 trillion agency mortgage bond market might come under strain as a result of increasing interest rates and the possibility that holdings from Silicon Valley Bank and other regional banks could be sold, increasing supply. Franklin Templeton's Paul Varunok noted that the market is deep enough to