Landlords Struggle With Rental Fraud as Scammers Begin Using AI
Tenant scammers are taking rental fraud to new heights, dipping in and out of false identities as easily as Ethan Hunt swaps masks in Mission: Impossible. However, in the rental…
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Single-Family Rent Growth Slows Down Nationwide as Build-to-Rent Units Flood the Market
Single-family rent growth is down, while built-to-rent communities—comprising single-family houses and often funded by Wall Street giants—are up. Is there a connection? Many mom-and-pop real estate investors have long favored…
Zillow Faces a New Major Lawsuit Over an Alleged Monopoly
If you want to buy, sell, or rent real estate in the U.S., Zillow appears to be the only game in town. That’s according to the Semrush Traffic Analytics tool,…
Foreclosure Starts Are Up in Key States—What Do Early-Stage Filings Mean For Investors?
In real estate, timing is everything—and nowhere is that more true than in the foreclosure market. When a foreclosure filing first hits public records, it signals both distress for a…
America’s Renters Are Constantly on the Move—Here’s How Landlords Can Keep Them Longer
Near the top of most landlord frustrations is when good tenants decide to move. It happens frequently, according to a new report by RentCafé, which reveals that 38% of tenants…
5 Ways to Hedge Your Money Against Political Risk
Government shutdowns, the dollar falling 11% in the first half of 2025, its fastest decline in 50 years, record numbers of lawsuits against the executive branch, and fears and fights…
Amid a Multifamily Boom, This Self-Storage is the Gift That Keeps on Giving
If you’re tired of evictions, repairs, and city inspectors, but love the idea of passive income, tax breaks, and appreciation, self-storage might be the investment play that’s been hiding in…
The “Starbucks Effect” is Ending—Why Real Estate Values Near Closing Shops Could Suffer
Landlords are likely to choke on their morning cup of joe—Starbucks is leaving neighborhoods en masse, and the repercussions could echo around the rental real estate market. Rental property owners…
Foreign Investors Flock to the U.S. Housing Market, Buying $56B Worth of Real Estate
International interest in American real estate is up for the first time in eight years. According to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), the number of properties purchased by foreigners…
Foreclosure Auctions Rise 19%, Giving Investors a Chance to Snag Deals
Foreclosure auctions represent one of the most visible—and competitive—stages of the foreclosure process. By the time a property has reached the Notice of Sale stage, it has an auction date…
How This Investor is Improving Their Hometown One Rehab at a Time
Sue McCormick is five years into a plan she long postponed while raising two kids as a single mom. “We are working on our 20th project as we speak,” she…
Social Security Reforms Could Be on the Way—Here’s What Real Estate Investors Need to Know
As of 2025, the Social Security Administration revised its insolvency forecast to 2032. It won’t actually go bust, of course. But it also can’t continue on its current course of…
Why Everyone’s Moving South (and Why Investors Should Pay Attention)
This article is presented by Coastal Equity Group. If it feels like everyone you know is packing up the U-Haul and heading south, you’re not imagining it. Neighbors are trading…
