Fall 2025 is a Sweet Spot For Investors
The real estate market is hot! No, it’s cold! Interest rates are too high! Rates are the lowest in three years! Sometimes, it’s hard to know what to believe when…
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Virtual Staging Tech is So Good Now That It’s Earning Flippers and Investors More Money
Virtual staging, once a real estate novelty, has unfurled like a magic carpet over the investment landscape, beckoning us all to an imaginary world of HGTV-design make-believe. On a practical…
How the U.S. Government Shutdown is Impacting Real Estate Across the Country
When the federal government came to a screeching halt on Oct. 1, the government shutdown left ugly marks on the real estate industry, particularly rental markets. States like Florida, Delaware,…
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…
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…
