The ripple effect on the U.S. housing market from China’s real estate crisis
The real estate market in China, both commercial and residential, have been unwinding over the last few years. Like a slow-motion train wreck at first, it is now definitively off the rails and heading over a cliff.
A boom(er) market on the horizon
Those born from 1946 to 1964 hold over half of all wealth in the U.S., and they own a comparable share of residential real estate. This blog dives into the impact of baby boomer behavior on the future of housing inventory.
That 70s house: determining the remodel upside in older homes
Real estate investors, flippers and DIY homeowners are acutely interested in finding properties with significant upside potential. Those diamonds in the rough that with the right fixes, additions, and polish, can gain significant value. But whether it is picking the right city or the right part of town, the problem is how to find them systematically.
How market dynamics determine the impact of remodeling on home values
While rising interest rates and low inventory continue to put the brakes on real estate sales volume, remodeling and renovation activity is strong. Bigger is better, but it also depends…
The big buy: Exploring factors impacting today’s luxury real estate
This piece focuses specifically on the luxury real estate market to compare expected effects of recent economic trends on home demand by wealthy buyers.
How does the housing market track equity markets?
What is the relationship between the single-family real estate market and equity markets? Where are they correlated and where do they diverge? Are there insights that we can glean to help guide investment decisions?
Plunkonomics Report: Nationwide Data Reveals Areas of Growth in Down Market
Even in generally down markets, there are always exceptions that are building value. For every Amazon and Meta that has seen share prices drop precipitously in the last three months, there are small cap companies growing their value. If markets such as the Bay Area, Seattle, and Phoenix are the Amazons, then what are the "small cap" markets outperforming the big-picture trends?
Plunkonomics Report: Which neighborhoods are heating up even as the market cools down?
Plunk recently analyzed data from Los Angeles County to provide insight into the areas with the greatest investment potential, by ZIP code, in a cooling market.
Plunkonomics Report: Are you living with $240,000 in untapped home value?
In a first-of-its-kind report called Plunkonomics™, Plunk reveals just how much property value Seattle homeowners have yet to unlock, and which specific communities have the greatest Remodel Upside potential.
Narrowing the racial gap around access to homeownership
57 years after the Civil Rights Act was passed—the racial wealth gap continues to make the American Dream of owning a home hard to manifest to fruition.
Smart ways to leverage equity in your home
Being a homeowner comes with many associated benefits, but perhaps the most significant benefit is the opportunity to build and leverage home equity,
How to build home equity faster
Building home equity can be a valuable resource for cash when unexpected expenses arise or you decide to sell. Here's how you can build home equity faster.
Rediscovering an American Dream: home ownership
This American Dream is similar to many of ours, that dream of upward mobility, financial progress, and home ownership.
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