According to the National Association of Realtors, 99% of tracked metro areas experienced year-over-year price gains in the first quarter of 2021. Of those markets, 89% experienced double-digit growth.

In today’s market, property appreciation is the name of the game. 

Why does buy-and-hold investing work? 

Home-buying has remained an integral part of the American Dream partly because owning real estate is considering an investment. Appreciation and growing equity make for compelling incentives!

While the word “recession” dominated economic discussion throughout 2020 and 2021, “inflation” is the new buzzword among economists. You can’t throw a rock without hitting a report about the U.S. inflation problem.