December 15, 2022—Curated Links on Real Estate and the Market

The latest in current real estate buzz

We’ve researched what is being written and talked about today regarding real estate investing and the market. Here’s a curated list of the most recent published articles, podcasts and stats:

• Lehigh Valley electric rates are rising 16% to 38% for homes: https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/news/2022/05/lehigh-valley-electric-rates-are-rising-16-to-38-for-homes.html

• Betting on a market bounce? You may be waiting a while: https://www.wicz.com/story/47917354/betting-on-a-market-bounce-you-may-be-waiting-a-while

• Lehigh Valley renters face systemic barriers in eviction courts, new study finds: https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/news/2022/10/lehigh-valley-renters-face-systemic-barriers-in-eviction-courts-new-study-finds.html

• Keep a Closer Eye on Tenant Quality if a Recession Threatens: https://www.globest.com/2022/08/30/keep-a-closer-eye-on-tenant-quality-if-a-recession-threatens/?slreturn=20221112152416

• Inflation, Higher Mortgage Rates Making U.S. Affordable Housing More Elusive: https://www.fitchratings.com/research/us-public-finance/inflation-higher-mortgage-rates-making-us-affordable-housing-more-elusive-08-12-2022

• Rental Relief: Rents Grow at Slowest Pace in 18 Months: https://dsnews.com/news/11-17-2022/rents-grow-slowest-pace-in18-months

• 8 Things Real Estate Investors Should Do To Prepare For A Recession: https://www.rentecdirect.com/blog/8-things-real-estate-investors-should-do-to-prepare-for-a-recession/

• How to Build a Recession-ResistantReal Estate Portfolio: https://trionproperties.com/real-estate-investment-education/articles/how-to-build-a-recession-resistant-real-estate-portfolio/

• What downtowns in the Lehigh Valley and beyond must do to remain shopping destinations: https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/news/2022/12/what-downtowns-in-the-lehigh-valley-and-beyond-must-do-to-remain-shopping-destinations.html

• 8 things Warren Buffett says investors should do to best weather a recession: https://www.marketwatch.com/picks/8-things-warren-buffett-has-said-investors-should-do-to-best-weather-a-recession-01669826781

• New Study Highlights Numerous Ways Americans Are Building Wealth Amid Inflation: https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/new-study-highlights-numerous-ways-americans-are-building-wealth-amid-inflation

• Mezzanine Loans: Avoiding Surprises in Foreclosures: https://commercialobserver.com/2022/12/mezzanine-loans-avoiding-surprises-in-foreclosures/

• Recession 2023: What to Watch and How to Prepare: https://money.usnews.com/investing/articles/recession-2023-what-to-watch-and-how-to-prepare

• Today’s U.S. real estate dilemma: Buy, build, sell now—or wait? https://privatebank.jpmorgan.com/gl/en/insights/investing/todays-us-real-estate-dilemma-buy-build-sell-now-or-wait

• ‘The Worst Is Over’ for Mortgage Rates Despite Another Looming Fed Hike, Experts Say: https://time.com/nextadvisor/mortgages/mortgage-news/mortgage-rates-december-fed-meeting/

• Economists: A US housing recession has already arrived: https://thehill.com/policy/finance/housing/3764226-economists-a-us-housing-recession-has-already-arrived/