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As the capital of Alabama, Montgomery is at the heart of it all. In the 1960s, it was the birthplace of the American civil rights movement. Today, it’s a major center for industry giants and the public sector. This rare and one-of-a-kind mix of old southern charm and 21st-century dynamism […]

Prior to the 2008 Global Financial Crisis, single-family rentals were a mom-and-pop asset class, one that went largely untouched by institutional investors. But things began to change following the crisis. In 2012, government-sponsored mortgage guarantors Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac launched a pilot program that encouraged large-scale investors to purchase […]

The mortgage market has been very volatile in 2022. Earlier last year, rates rose sharply, hitting 5.81% by mid-June. Since then, mortgage rates have fallen steadily, partly as a result of inflationary pressures and sluggish economic growth—and dipped below 5% following the first week of August. Since then, rates have […]

2022 was a dynamic and fast-paced year for the housing market. In the first quarter of the year, low interest rates drove a buying frenzy, causing home prices to soar 20.9% year-over-year in March 2022. At the same time, inflation skyrocketed to a 41-year high of 8.5%. In a bid […]