The Summer 2026 Rent-to-Payment Report: Where You Can Still Cash Flow With Real Estate
Foreword by Dave Meyer In a new era of real estate investing, the old rules of thumb no longer work. Back in the day of cheap homes and high rents,…
Real Estate Trends
Major Homebuilders Have Not Sold Homes This Cheap in Nearly a Decade—Here’s How Investors Can Take Advantage
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BiggerPockets Pulse: Investors Are Resilient, But Sentiment Continues to Drop
Each quarter, the BiggerPockets Pulse survey captures how investors in our community feel about and behave in the current market. Our Q3 2026 results paint a profile of a resilient…
A Glut of Inventory is on the Way—How Should Investors Prepare?
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Zero-Down Payment FHA Loans Could Be a Game Changer For Renters and Investors Alike, According to a New Report
A zero-down FHA loan might sound too good to be true, but a new analysis from the nonprofit research group Urban Institute argues that allowing the Federal Housing Administration (FHA)…
Mortgage Defaults and Foreclosures Are Surging in Key Markets: What Investors Need to Know
Foreclosures are way up. According to HousingWire, they rose 14% year over year in May, while analytics and data site ATTOM reports a 26% jump in the first quarter compared…
AI-Created Tech Layoffs are Shifting the Housing Market
AI-powered layoffs are shaking up the once-bulletproof tech job market, with more than 100,000 layoffs so far this year alone. For real estate investors, the burning question is where all…
Why Now Could Be the Best Market For Real Estate Investing in Over a Decade
Both active and passive real estate investors have pulled back over the last year. For example, Redfin reported that mom-and-pop investors pulled back by 6% late last year and 13%…
Entry-Level Rentals Are Disappearing—Here’s How Landlords Can Fill the Gap
Amid the glut of shiny new amenity-filled rental communities, one type of home is disappearing from the investment landscape: the starter rental. However, savvy small investors are uniquely positioned to…
Stop Waiting for Rates to Drop—New Construction Investors Already Bought at 4%
This article is presented by Rent to Retirement. Half the investors I talk to are doing the same thing right now: nothing. They are sitting on cash, refreshing the rate…
Should You Offer a Concession to Get Your Apartment Leased Faster?
The deluge of newly built apartments in the Sunbelt and Northeast has put tenants in the driver’s seat when negotiating rent prices. Landlords in large multifamily developments have been acting…
Real Estate Investors’ Purchases Drop to a Six-Year Low—Here’s Why Now Is a Great Time to Buy
It had to happen sooner or later: The effect of high interest rates, purchase prices, and escalating holding costs has caused investor purchases to plummet to a six-year low, according…
Texas Dominates the Country’s Fastest-Growing Cities in 2026
If “Texas is a state of mind,” as author John Steinbeck once famously said, many people are thinking alike. New data from the U.S. Census shows that the five fastest-growing…
