Pulse: How you’re advising investors on potential 1031 changes

Should investors continue with business as usual? Is 2021 the year to exchange? This week, our readers share what advice they’re giving to their investor clients who are wary of potential 1031 “like-kind” exchange changes. Continue reading

Property sale in Rhode Island first in the nation to be paid in Dogecoin

Century 21 agent Kyle Seyboth said many real estate investors are using cryptocurrency as a means of offsetting some of the challenges they’re facing due to low inventory. Continue reading

Pulse: How are you advising investors on potential 1031 changes?

Considering President Biden’s proposal to cut 1031 “like-kind” exchanges, how are real estate agents counseling clients? This week, we want to know what advice you’re giving to your investor clients. Continue reading

Pulse: Readers share their top tips for investors

What do investors need to know before making the leap in this market? From figuring out their end goal and timing to getting educated on local and state laws, here are the tips our readers are offering their clients today. Continue reading

Pulse: What’s your top tip for investors?

This week, we’re asking our readers: What should investors purchasing new properties know right now? How are you guiding them and setting them up for success in today’s market? Continue reading

In June, Inman jumps into second homes and investment properties

Join us for an in-depth look at everything from the latest at Airbnb and Vrbo to the changes investors are making to their portfolios in a shifting real estate market. Continue reading

9 ways to minimize the pandemic’s impact on business

When this situation turns the corner, there will be plenty of business to go around. Here are the actions you need to take now to ensure your business is healthy when things rebound. Continue reading

Uncovering deception in real estate tech fundraising

The best practice — and the most transparent — is talking about equity as equity, debt as debt, and not inflating the headline number by combining the two. Continue reading

What the New ‘Best Interest’ Rule to Protect Investors Will Do

Last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted a rule to protect investors from bad brokers. The “Regulation Best Interest” (or BI) is the SEC’s answer to the Obama administration’s planned “fiduciary rule,” which the Trump administrat… Continue reading

TopOffer.com eliminates seller-paid commissions by charging buyers

In a new model launched at SXSW, TopOffer.com charges buyers 3 percent commission: 2.5 percent for the company and 0.5 percent to the buyer’s agent. Continue reading