We Had a Construction Boom, But the Housing Shortage Got Worse
The U.S. housing shortage is nowhere near ending, according to recent data. Despite stories about an oversupply of homes in the Sunbelt, Zillow reports that the U.S. was short 4.7…
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Need a Steady Supply of Tenants? These States Have the Highest Retention Rates in the Country
There’s nothing more satisfying for a real estate investor than having a long-term tenant who is intent on staying put, surrounded by a community of friends and family, treating your…
Don’t Bet on a Federal Rate Cut—Here’s How Real Estate Investors Can Still Win in a High-Rate Environment
This article is presented by Rent to Retirement. For months, headlines predicted falling interest rates by midyear. But concerns over tariff policy reigniting inflation has left the Federal Reserve in…
No, the Housing Market Isn’t Crashing, It’s Correcting—These Five Factors Explain Why
The U.S. housing market is going through a correction. Not a crash. That word gets thrown around a lot, but in real estate, a correction means the market is resetting…
A “Reshaping” of Housing is Happening—Here’s What Investors Should Know
With interest rates still hovering between 6.5% and 7% and the median home price in the U.S. around $422,000 as of May, getting on the property ladder for Gen Z…
New Changes to an Environmental Law Could Create a Real Estate Boom in California
Housing developers may have thrown their hard hats into the air to celebrate the news that California Governor Gavin Newsom is reforming the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) to speed…
An Operating Costs Crisis That’s Driving Many Landlords Out of Business
Over the past year, the gap between the number of active sellers and active buyers has widened to its largest margin since the wake of the Great Recession. According to…
The Data Says the Market is Shifting—Here’s How Investors Should Be Adjusting
If you’ve been sitting on the sidelines, waiting for the right time to invest in real estate again, this is your signal: The buyer’s market has arrived. After years of…
How Well Does Real Estate Hedge Against an Overpriced Stock Market?
By historical metrics, the U.S. stock market is overvalued—to put it mildly. The S&P 500 has a price/earnings (P/E) ratio of 28.75 at the time of this writing, compared to…
5 Real Estate Hacks For 2025 (That Actually Work)
2025 isn’t just another year in the housing cycle, it’s a new landscape altogether. High interest rates are lingering, affordability is stretched, and competition is evolving. If you want to…
Have We Started Down the Slippery Slope to a Housing Crash?
The times, they are a-changin’. The mercurial real estate market now has more sellers than buyers, as Redfin reports that sluggish home prices have grown at their slowest pace in…
With the NFL Season Around the Corner, These Are the Top 10 Markets For Airbnbs on Gameday
NFL fans don’t just travel, they travel with purpose. They book in groups, filling your driveway with trucks and tailgating gear, and they treat Sunday like a sacred holiday. For…
An Increasing Number of Homeowners Are at Risk of Selling at a Loss
There’s no need to pull the emergency parachute and sell all your real estate before prices fall further—at least in most parts of the country. According to a new report…
