Written by Discount Property Investor Team

Five weeks later he's had eleven showings and zero real offers. His hard-money lender is perfectly happy, because interest keeps accruing every day the sign stays in the yard. If you're nodding along, you're not imagining things, and you're not a bad flipp...

Written by Discount Property Investor Team

Buyers finally have leverage, but the cost of money is eating most of it. Here is how to work that gap, whether this is your first deal or your fiftieth.

Something odd is happening in the U.S. housing market this week, and it matters if you buy houses for...

Written by Discount Property Investor Team

If you invest in U.S. real estate, this has been a strange few weeks. Sellers are cutting prices at a pace we haven't seen for this time of year in years, and yet the national median price is still creeping up. Inventory is growing, but buyers are disappea...

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This is a strange week to be thinking about buying property, which is a good reason to look at it closely.

On Thursday, October 1, Freddie Mac reported that the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate jumped to 7.28% from 7.03% a week earlier, the highest lev...

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October opened with mortgage rates at their highest level in roughly three years, price cuts at a September high, and more homes for sale than we've seen in a decade. If you've been "thinking about real estate" but haven't made a move, this is the week to ...

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The math that worked at 4% is quietly losing people money in St. Louis right now. Here's how flippers, BRRRR investors, landlords, and agents moving into investing are rebuilding their offer numbers this fall.

A few years ago, a lot of St. Louis deals ...

Written by Discount Property Investor Team

If you checked mortgage rates this week and felt your stomach drop a little, you weren't alone. The 30-year fixed crossed 7% on Thursday for the first time in well over a year, and it did it fast. For investors in St. Louis, whether you're buying your firs...

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Real Estate Investing Strategies That Work in September 2026's Shifting Market

Forty-two percent of active U.S. listings have had a price cut this fall, according to HousingWire's late-August 2026 market tracker. National housing supply climbed to 4.9 ...

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The Fed just raised rates for the first time in three years. Here's how the September 2026 hike is reshaping mortgage rates, home sales, and real estate investing strategy across the United States.

The Federal Reserve raised interest rates this week fo...

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A notable shift has unfolded across the United States housing market as of the second week of September 2026: the balance of leverage is moving steadily toward buyers and well-capitalized investors. For nearly four years, prospective home purchasers and...