by Lew Sichelman | Apr 14, 2024
High mortgage rates, soaring house prices and rising construction costs have driven many flippers out of the market. And with their exit comes a great opportunity for people eager to buy a fixer-upper of their own.
by Bernice Ross | Jun 4, 2023
Institutional buyers and iBuyers are vanishing. More and more listings are going to need major work done. And both Gen Z and Gen X investors are looking to real estate for passion projects. Could we be on the brink of major change?
by James Sanna | Oct 3, 2022
The share of flips among second-quarter home sales was up in Greater Boston, according to a new report, but flippers’ return on investment was down significantly over 2021.
by Lew Sichelman | Sep 29, 2019
People buy fixers for all sorts of reasons. Money, of course, is the main factor. But many simply like the house or the neighborhood, and a healthy minority figured they’d enjoy working on the place.