In this article Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky has admitted that the short-term rental company is in over its head and needs “to get our house in order.” The company scaled very fast, very quickly, and did not build up its systems...

In this article If you’ve paid any attention to the news, it can seem like the world is turning upside down. The war in Ukraine still rages, Israel is now in a full-fledged conflict with Hamas, which is purportedly backed by Iran,...

In this article The market may not be ideal, but according to a new survey, most real estate investors are feeling good about it as we hurtle toward 2024. RCN Capital’s fall investor sentiment survey shows that nearly three in four investors think...

In this article Recent headlines paint a dire situation for the American consumer. Consumer debt has exceeded $17 trillion, credit card debt is at an all-time high, and sentiment is declining. If true, this is a concerning situation. The American consumer drives the American...

In this article The shopping mall has been a staple of American life for what seems like forever. Our lifetimes, however, are not forever, and there was a time when malls were nothing but the figment of architect Victor Gruen’s imagination....

In this article The headlines for the last two years have gone back and forth over the risk of a U.S. recession. At first, some economists were convinced we’d have a recession, then they weren’t, then they were, and then they...

In this article Mortgage rates hit their highest point in nearly 23 years last week, and consumers responded accordingly. According to the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), mortgage applications to purchase a home were down 27% compared to a year ago, while refinance applications...

In this article Researchers at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) are creating an experiment that relies on a simple concept to achieve greater housing security—the project would provide direct payments, in the form of prepaid debit cards, to low-income renters on the wait...

In this article Natural disasters are becoming more and more costly, especially for homeowners. With risk from extreme weather events, such as flooding and wildfires, insurance companies are pulling out of or even stopping coverage in areas that they say have increased risk. Insurance...

In this article The Federal Reserve Open Market Committee’s (FOMC) September meeting went as expected. The central bank group opted to forgo a hike in its benchmark rate this month—the first time in the last 12 meetings—instead, keeping its rate at...