REALTORS® can maximize downtime by enhancing their skills in pricing properties, creating CMAs, working with appraisers, and counseling clients with the Pricing Strategies: Mastering the CMA course.
FHFA Directs Fannie and Freddie to Allow Appraisal Alternatives
FHFA directed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to allow the use of appraisal alternatives to reduce the need for appraisers to conduct interior property inspections for eligible mortgages through May 17, 2020.
NAR Requests Multifamily Relief in COVID-19 Response
NAR joined forces with other real estate industry groups to seek relief for multifamily properties.
NAR’s Advocacy Work Towards COVID-19 Relief
The National Association of REALTORS® has been responding to a flurry of legislative activity aimed at providing economic relief from COVID-19. NAR is committed to ensuring that lawmakers continue to take into consideration the real estate industry, including independent contractors and small business owners.
NAR Requests CRE Relief in COVID-19 Response
As the federal and state governments address the COVID-19 (coronavirus) crisis, NAR is advocating for the interests of commercial real estate in relief packages and stimulus plans.
BiggerPockets Podcast 374: What Real Estate Investors NEED to Know About the Coronavirus, the Economy, and the Problems At Your Door
Rent’s due… or is it?
From quarantines to eviction moratoriums to a plummeting stock market, COVID-19 has upended seemingly everything — and today we talk through what it all means for real estate investors.
J Scott, author of Recession-Proof Real Estate Investing, and Scott Trench, author of Set for Life and CEO of BiggerPockets, join Brandon and David for a roundtable discussion packed with perspective and insight.
We begin with a high-level analysis of today’s economy, and discuss how you can fortify your portfolio in the face of a likely recession (there’s still time!). Then, the guys take on your most pressing questions — starting with, “what happens if my tenant doesn’t pay rent?”
*NOTE: If you want to skip directly to audience Q&A, that section starts at 58 minutes.*
Whether you’re a brand new investor nervous about getting started… or a veteran waiting for the right opportunity to deploy capital, this episode will give you a chance to take a deep breath and assess the playing field.
We hope you enjoy this special episode, recorded March 18… Stay safe, take care of yourselves, and stay tuned for more Coronavirus content across all BiggerPockets platforms in the days and weeks ahead.
America Divided: A House Divided
From EPIX: Norman Lear explores the housing divide in New York City, where he is confronted by one of the nation’s starkest images of inequality.
TRACED Act Signed Into Law
The legislation expands Federal Communications Commission (FCC) enforcement authority against robocall offenses with a longer statute of limitations and increased civil penalties.
New CFPB Measures to Protect Consumers
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has taken steps to protect consumers and improve industry compliance through several new proposed program changes.
BiggerPockets Podcast 373: Invest Locally or Out of State? Why Not Both! BRRRRing & Building with Lee Ripma
Four years ago, Lee Ripma was brand new to real estate. She vowed she’d one day appear on the BiggerPockets Podcast. That day has come.
And we’re all better off for it!
In this action-packed episode, Lee traces her journey from full-time field biologist to newbie who jumped straight into long-distance multifamily (wait ’til you hear about her first deal!) to developing apartment buildings in the high-end Los Angeles market.
You’ll learn how she formed relationships with local, “boots-on-the-ground” partners on her BRRRR deals in Kansas City, why she came to prefer value-add multifamily deals over BRRRR, and how she’s able to find higher and better uses for properties in Southern California.
From looking at our podcast stats, we know a LOT of you are in hot markets like L.A., New York, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C. If you’ve ever thought to yourself, “My market’s so expensive… How can I invest in real estate?”—look no further.
This episode will get you motivated, and it may just ignite your real estate investing career!
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