In the current housing market, there is space for both house flippers and buy and hold investors. Given the fact that homeownership is at its lowest point in the last ten years and rent prices are on the rise across the country, you would think…
While the house flipping craze has died down this year, rehab investors are still making excellent profits in certain areas of California. Markets like San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Jose, Oakland, and San Diego have been a treasure trove of undervalued homes in up and…
Real estate investors across the state of California have something to celebrate: the economy is improving, and the investments of house flippers and rental property owners are a big part of the reason why. The LA Business Journal recently reported that California’s economy grew at…
The Fresno Bee recently reported that Fresno has made the list of the highest performing housing markets nationwide, based on new data out of Clear Capital, a real estate data firm. Clear Capital lists the top 15 housing markets based on changes in home price…
According to the Los Angeles Times, sellers currently have the upper hand in many of California’s biggest housing market. Home prices leveled off during the winter months, as is typical of that time of year, but in strong seller’s markets, homes sold quickly and with…
In 2013, home prices around the country surged nearly 11% according to information gathered by Clear Capital. The firm found that home prices increased in 225 of the 276 tracked cities, raising the average home price across the United States by $30,000. But what should…
Like 2012, 2013 has been an excellent year for house flipping and for the housing market in general. The economy’s recovery has been markedly slow over all, but that hasn’t been the case in the housing industry during 2013. Around the country markets are bouncing…
When you buy a home for yourself and your family, one of the first things you’ll do before moving in is make sure that your new dwelling is properly insured. A home is a major investment, and if it were to be hit by theft,…
For fix & flip investors, the last year has been an exceptionally good one. Home prices are up all over the country and the market is showing little sign of slowing down. So how can you make next year even better than this one? Simple:…
Andrew S. Espino currently owns and manages a real estate brokerage firm in Downtown San Jose called Realty Executives Silicon Valley. RESV is the premier real estate brokerage serving San Jose and has closed over 45 transactions in the last 12 months. Before moving to…