by American Heritage Lending | Aug 20, 2026
Key Takeaways Home flippers completed 64,348 flips in Q1 2026 — 8% of all U.S. home sales — with a typical gross profit of $66,000 (ATTOM). Flip margins rose to 25.4% in Q1 2026, the first quarterly increase after seven straight quarters of decline; the typical flip...
by American Heritage Lending | Jul 20, 2026
Key Takeaways A summer flip should close in September or October, when ATTOM data shows sellers still capture a 6.6%–6.9% premium over market value — before November erodes it to 6.4% and winter cuts deeper. Work backward from a list-by date in late August; buyers...
by American Heritage Lending | Jul 14, 2026
Key Takeaways Rates held above 6%, not below it: the 30-year fixed sat at 6.49% on July 9, 2026 (Freddie Mac), validating the consensus above-6% call and undercutting the optimists who forecast a sub-6% year. Home prices grew about 1.1% year over year on the Zillow...
by Eric Krattenstein | Jul 6, 2026
Key Takeaways ADU build costs typically run $150–$300 per square foot in 2026 with garage conversions from about $80,000 and detached new builds reaching $200,000–$400,000. The U.S. already has roughly 1.4 million single-family homes with ADUs and California now...
by Eric Krattenstein | Jun 22, 2026
Every fix-and-flip investor eventually has a contractor disaster. The question isn’t whether — it’s how prepared the operation is when it happens. The vetting framework that separates contractors who finish on time from contractors who disappear, the...
by Keith Quinney | Jun 8, 2026
June is National Homeownership Month. The usual coverage is aimed at first-time buyers. This post is for the investors who help make those stories possible. A look at where homeownership stands in 2026, how the path to ownership has shifted over the last few decades,...
