Category Archives: Market Research

Future Central Florida Planning and Brief

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Ryan Hinricher

Critical to making sound real estate investment decisions are generally 2 factors:    People follow the jobs and real estate investors / developers follow the people.  And a 3rd outlier..people follow the sun. The Central Florida region (Tampa-St. Pete-Sarasota to Orlando-Kissimmee-Daytona) is currently home to 7.5 million people.   By … Continue reading →

Investor Nation’s Ryan Hinricher Quoted in NYC Real Deal Mag

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Samantha Amaral

There has been a slew of media attention recently about the up-turn in certain markets of the real estate sector. With so much attention on building robust investments in a down-economy, it’s no surprise New York City Real Estate News’ The Real Deal would tap the expertise of our own Ryan … Continue reading →

Orlando Housing Supply Chart – Prepare to be Astounded…

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Ryan Hinricher

Clearly the bust is over in the Orlando housing market.  Home prices bottomed out in the $100k range and the … Continue reading →

Orlando Median Home Price Rockets 22% to $140,000… mini-bubble?

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Ryan Hinricher

The Orlando Metro saw a huge year-over-year increase in median home price to $140,000.  The 22% rise from March ending 2013 over 2012 was due to the number of normal sales doubling, a sign that a distressed inventory driven market is waning.   Homeowners are fueling the market with great … Continue reading →

New Study Ranks Orlando #1 for Job Growth

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Ryan Hinricher

Real estate investors should consider only 2 elements when deciding if they should invest in a particular market (before digging deeper into things like yields, etc):  economic outlook and population growth outlook.   In my opinion these 2 factors trump all other macro factors.   Looking at these factors one … Continue reading →

Canadian Owners of Florida Real Estate Surpass 500,000

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Ryan Hinricher

Over 500,000 Canadians now own homes in Florida according to BMO Financial Group.  Armed with Canadian dollars that trade at a 10% premium to the US dollar and median home prices which are HALF that of Canada, Florida’s sand and sun look cheap cheap. The most popular areas for Canadians … Continue reading →