WATCH: What’s been going on with real estate tech stocks?

Prominent investors descended on Inman CEO Connect in Las Vegas to discuss recent volatility in real estate tech company values. Continue reading

Real estate investors scooped up record number of homes this spring

Investor purchases made up 9.5 percent of home purchases nationally in April, modestly below a February 2022 peak of 9.7 percent and an increase of 64 percent from 2019 levels, according to data from Realtor.com. Continue reading

Gen Z, Millennials, have taken over the vacation rental market

These groups make up the majority of vacation rental homebuyers at a composition of 51 percent, according to vacation rental management platform Vacasa’s latest report. Continue reading

Jason Oppenheim doesn’t want to talk about ‘Selling Sunset’ right now

Inman spoke with Oppenheim Group founder Jason Oppenheim and vice president Mary Fitzgerald about market turmoil, layoffs and the road forward ahead of Connect Las Vegas. Continue reading

Share of investor sales activity rose to record high in Q1: Study

An analysis issued Wednesday by Redfin, however, also makes clear that the market shift has begun to impact investor sales, with the pace of buying slowing over the first three months of 2022. Continue reading

Don’t blame investors for run-up in home prices, Freddie Mac says

Researchers at the mortgage giant point to four things that drove the meteoric rise in home prices over the past few years. Investors weren’t one of them. Continue reading

Skyrocketing home prices diminish rental returns: Report

The report found that three-quarters of counties where median home prices exceeded $250,000 saw declines in rental yields. Continue reading

Rental investing platform Mynd sees opportunity outside Sun Belt

Single-family rental investor platform expands to Indianapolis, Jacksonville and Nashville, bringing total footprint to 25 markets. Continue reading

A comprehensive guide to finding inventory in today’s market

Inman has created an extensive resource for ways to find inventory — from old-school methods to more creative approaches — when it seems like there’s nothing left on the shelves. Continue reading

How luxury clients may be impacted by Biden’s wealth tax proposal

The “Billionaire Minimum Income Tax,” as outlined in Biden’s proposal, would require households worth more than $100 million to pay a tax of at least 20 percent on both their income and any unrealized gains — including real estate. Continue reading