Property Management Blog

Advice For Young Real Estate Investors

SGI Staff - Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Property Management Blog

We read this article on good general advice from Brian Kline about investing in real estate when you are young. What we liked?   Your first buy should be your own home to live in.  Makes complete sense; owner occupied financing will...

Real Estate #1 Investment Choice Of Americans

SGI Staff - Thursday, August 13, 2015

Bankrate.com did a survey asking Americans which types of investments they preferred.  Here's a graphic that sums up the results: real estate most popul...
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Surprise! Single Family Rental Homes Growing Faster Than Multi-Family

SGI Staff - Wednesday, August 12, 2015
Property Management Blog

Cranes are everywhere you look in major cities.  Apartments are going up everywhere. Burns Real Estate Consulting recently shared this:  "Construction in 24/27 major cities is at 24 year highs." So you would not be crazy to assume that multifamily apartments are being added faster than any other category. But you...

Home Ownership Rates at Historic Lows: Some Guesses Why

SGI Staff - Tuesday, August 11, 2015
Property Management Blog

Home ownership rates are at levels not seen since 1967. And they are expected to move even lower in the next 10 years. But why? Interest rates are at historic lows right now. There are far more loan products for people to use than 48 years ago. Here's one guess: In 1967, a new home cost you $14,250. The average household income in ...

More Renters, Higher Rents Predicted in Next 15 Years

SGI Staff - Monday, August 10, 2015
Property Management Blog

It looks like 2000 might be the peak for home ownership in our lifetimes.  In 2000, 66.3% of Americans owned their own home.  Its done nothing but drop since then, with no change in sight. The Urban Institute predicts that the ownership levels in 2030will be at about 61%.  Each 1 percent drop represents 1 million people ...

Where Are Rents and Home Prices Headed in Phoenix the Next 4 Years?

SGI Staff - Sunday, August 9, 2015
Property Management Blog

According to John Burns Real Estate Consulting, you can sum Phoenix rents and real estate prices over the next 4 years in a word:  UP. We'll make it easy and outline Phoenix in red and point some arrows at it:  What does this mean? Burns believes single family rents in Phoenix will be up 9% in the next 4 years.  (by ...


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