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“3 Big Dividend Stocks Yielding at Least 9%; BTIG Says ‘Buy’”

“Ares Commercial Real Estate (ACRE)… Only one other analyst has posted a recent ACRE review, also rating the stock a Buy, which makes the analyst consensus here a Moderate Buy. Shares are priced at $12.28, and their $12.75 average price target… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“2 Big Dividend Stocks Yielding 10%; Raymond James Says ‘Buy’”

“Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP)… Wall Street appears to agree with Freeman, and the analyst consensus view is also a Strong Buy, based on 5 unanimous positive reviews. This stock is priced at $7.21, and its $11 average target is even… Continue Reading…

Real Estate

“Manhattan apartment sales tumble 46%, leaving 10,000 unsold units”

“Apartment sales in Manhattan plunged by 46% in the third quarter, as homebuyers continued to flow to the suburbs and Florida, according to new real estate reports. There are now about 10,000 apartments for sale in Manhattan, which would be… Continue Reading…

Real Estate

“Existing home sales jump to 14-year high, as prices set another record”

“Sales of existing homes rose 2.4% to a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 6 million units, according to the National Association of Realtors. Sales were 10.5% higher compared with August 2019. This is the highest sales pace since December 2006,… Continue Reading…

Real Estate

“Mortgage demand from homebuyers surges 40% from a year ago amid sales spree”

“Mortgage applications to purchase a home rose 3% last week from the previous week and were a stunning 40% higher from a year ago, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s seasonally adjusted index. The year-on-year comparison is usually in single… Continue Reading…

Real Estate

“Existing-home sales soar at a record pace in July…”

“The numbers: Sales of previously-owned homes in the U.S. rose 24.7% between June and July to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 5.86 million, the National Association of Realtors reported Friday. It was the second consecutive month in which the monthly increase was… Continue Reading…

Real Estate

“Manhattan apartment deals plunge 57%, suburban real estate surges”

“Apartment contracts in Manhattan fell by more than half in July, while deals in many New York suburbs more than doubled, showing a continued flight from the city over the summer.   The number of signed contracts for co-ops and condos… Continue Reading…

Real Estate

“2020 is the summer of booming home sales – and evictions”

“…This summer is one of the best times for home buyers and worst for many renters. Americans with money in the bank are buying bigger homes, while renters increasingly worry about eviction. Nearly 15 million homes sold nationwide in April,… Continue Reading…

Real Estate

“U.S. home construction jumps 17.3% in June”

“Construction of U.S. homes jumped 17.3% in June as some states reopened… The Commerce Department reported Friday that new homes were started at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,186,000 in June after a modest recovery in May followed steep… Continue Reading…

Banking, Real Estate

“How Mortgage Consumers Can Profit From Slow Economy”

“Rates Are Low Mortgage rates are at their lowest level in nearly 50 years. According to lender Freddie Mac, which began tracking the data in the early 1970s, the average rate on a 30-year mortgage is down to 3.24%, well… Continue Reading…