Since commercial real estate relies heavily on small banks for capital, a pullback in lending among these banks could further impact commercial real estate. However, data shows that commercial real estate lending activity is increasing weekly. Meanwhile, delinquency rates for commercial loans have increased since the end of 2022, but they remain below 1%. Nevertheless, […]
5 Great Ways to Increase the Value of Your Land
Purchasing vacant land at a great price and doing NOTHING to it, is a perfect way to gain equity because you don’t need to lift a finger and vacant land values are always appreciating. But, what if you want to increase that return upon your investment by putting a little sweat into it? Here are […]
Missouri Cropland Value, May Go From Blazing to Blase
A team of MU Extension economists specializing in markets, policy and finance traveled the state at the end of last year, talking interest rates, inflation, commodity markets and inputs during ag seminars. Throughout the series, 274 agricultural lenders Missouri shared their expectations for the year ahead as they relate to the agricultural economy and land […]
How Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Are Influencing the Real Estate Market
Kristin Smith, a real estate agent at Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate in Dallas, has been investing in cryptocurrency since 2017. Not long before she started investing, she had an experience that brought to light the power and accessibility of digital currency. She and her brother traveled to Cuba with cash in hand. They thought they’d […]
Short-Term Rentals Under Fire
As a realtor, it’s my job to assist my clients in making their real estate dreams come true. But, that might get harder for me to do if I have a client who wants to purchase a home with the intent of making it a short-term rental property here in Missouri. Restrictions on short-term rentals […]
On This Day In History: June 15th-Magna Carta
“The democratic aspiration is no mere recent phase in human history……It was written in the Magna Carta.” -Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1941 Inaugural Address Drawn up by a group of 13th century barons, presumably the ones confronting King John on the day of its signing, the Magna Carta Libertatum, or Great Charter of Freedoms, was meant […]
Supreme Court Narrows WOTUS Definition
The Supreme Court delivered a landmark decision Thursday that will significantly curtail the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to regulate certain bodies of water. In a decision that was technically unanimous, the Court ruled in favor of an Idaho landowner in the long-running Sackett vs. EPA case. The Clean Water Act of 1972 gave EPA the […]
The History Behind Memorial Day
“We do not know one promise these men made, one pledge they gave, one word they spoke; but we do know they summed up and perfected, by one supreme act, the highest virtues of men and citizens. For love of country they accepted death, and thus resolved all doubts, and made immortal their patriotism and […]
NAR Commercial Market Insights April 2023
The first quarter of the year was anything but boring for commercial real estate. The recent developments in the banking sector added concerns about lending activity in the market. While commercial real estate relies heavily on the banking industry for capital, there were rising concerns that the recent bank failures would make it harder to […]
Megasite Shortage?
Fueled by billions in government incentives for transitioning to new transportation and energy technologies as well as concerns over national security and distribution issues, there is a manufacturing plant explosion sweeping across the U.S. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, construction related to manufacturing has experienced almost a 40% increase in the last year after […]