38: Wall Street Loses Its Landlord Appetite, Listings Slump, and Rents Rise

Don’t you love Wall Street? From artificially inflating the housing market to kicking first-time homebuyers to the curb, and now, selling off their inventory at a fraction of the cost. Wall Street and hedge funds alike seem to be the big landlords giving the rest of us a bad name. But, their latest blunder could bring about good news for the average mom-and-pop investor, house hacker, or even regular first-time homebuyer. Welcome back to On The Market, your bi-weekly update on everything related to real estate. Today, our panel of expert investors has brought along the most pressing stories related to property buying, selling, flipping, and wholesaling. You’ll hear why Wall Street may be turning away from real estate investing entirely, the Fed’s backpedaling on their money printing mistake, why new listings are dropping off, and which cities make the list of the most vulnerable housing markets in America. There’s no need to start getting sweaty—although many headlines seem anxiety-inducing for the average renter, homebuyer, or seller, for real estate investors, most of this is great news. With buying opportunities almost burying us, 2022 is starting to look a lot more lucrative than we thought it would! Wondering what’s the best move to build wealth? Stick around! In This Episode We Cover How treasury yield rates have forced Wall Street to take a step back on buying properties The Fed’s “quantitative tightening” that’s trying to suck money out of the market The fifty most vulnerable housing markets in the US (and why you’ll want to start investing in Arkansas) Record rent growth and how interest rates could exacerbate the situation even more Why new home listings news could pave the way for a second inventory crisis  Whether or not to wait or buy real estate even as interest rates rise And So Much More! Links from the Show BiggerPockets Forums BiggerPockets Agent Join BiggerPockets for FREE On The Market Join the Future of Real Estate Investing with Fundrise Connect with Other Investors in the “On The Market” Forums Subscribe to The “On The Market” YouTube Channel Find an Investor Friendly Agent in Your Area Dave’s BiggerPockets Profile Dave’s Instagram Henry's BiggerPockets Profile Henry's Instagram James' BiggerPockets Profile James' Instagram Jamil's BiggerPockets Profile Jamil's Instagram Kathy's BiggerPockets Profile Kathy's Instagram Treasury Yields Quantitative Tightening Most Vulnerable Housing Markets Rents Hit Record High New Listing Drop Off Check the full show notes here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/on-the-market-38 Interested in learning more about today’s sponsors or becoming a BiggerPockets partner yourself? Check out our sponsor page! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices