Hollie Branch Properties, Inc.

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/21/how-wall-street-bought-single-family-homes-and-put-them-up-for-rent.html

Wall Street has purchased hundreds of thousands single-family homes since the Great Recession. Here's what that means for rental prices Corporations backed by private equity groups like Blackstone and Pretium Partners bought tens of thousand of homes across the U.S. Sun Belt.

RENT vs. BUY

"...while renting a home would come with costs of 33% of typical income, buying that home or one similar would cost 58.3% of typical income in Wake County."

Rent or buy in the Triangle? Study says... | WRAL TechWire A new study shows that it is still more affordable, on average, to rent a three-bedroom property than to buy one in the Triangle. Here's why.

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Lumber prices are down 47% year-to-date, and are off 65% from the 2021 high of $1,733 per thousand board feet. That significant price decline should help ease inflationary pressures in the housing market, as the cost to build comes down.

Lumber prices plunge 12% to new 2022 lows as wood inventories start to pile up "Similar to other locations, lumber remained weak," JPMorgan said in a recent channel check of home improvement stores like Home Depot and Lowes.

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Why are Lumber Prices so HIGH?? You may be surprised!

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HIGH LUMBER PRICES | Who is Getting Rich? High Lumber prices are the highest they have ever been; however, the landowners, loggers, truck drivers, and workers are not making all of the money. The cos...