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/