Category Archives: Housing Trends

Housing: We’re Snowed In!

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Ryan Hinricher

I sit here the day after a March 23rd snow in New York. Though we only received a thin coating … Continue reading →

Fund Managers Shift Assets Towards Real Estate

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Ryan Hinricher

Today I had a conversation with a hedge fund manager with $10mm invested in single-family homes.  This money was used … Continue reading →

New Wave: Gen Y to Lead Housings Great Comeback

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Ryan Hinricher

Sometimes called the echo-boomers, Gen Y has just surpassed the Baby Boomers in size.  Gen Y is connected, mobile, educated, … Continue reading →

Housing Affordability Reigns

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Ryan Hinricher

The National Association of Realtors(NAR) just released it’s Quarterly Housing Affordability Index citing that the 4th quarter of 2010 was the most affordable quarter on record.  NAR started tracking home affordability in the 1970′s, factoring in median price, rates, p & i payments, payments as a % of income, and … Continue reading →

Homeownership: The Found and Lost and Found Decade

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Ryan Hinricher

The Census Bureau released the most recent ownership and vacancy report.  As expected, home ownership continues to decline.  The decline … Continue reading →

The Buy High Sell Low Crowd is Back

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Ryan Hinricher

Last night I was having dinner with some fellow real estate entrepreneurs and several journalists.  One of these journalists was a stock writer at Barron’s.  We started talking about the current bull market and something another investment colleague, Marek mentioned to me the previous night came up in conversation.  He said, … Continue reading →