In this article At one point, the pandemic looked like it would be the final nail in the coffin for brick-and-mortar retail, speeding up the shift to e-commerce. But despite the benefits of online shopping, many people still enjoy going to...

In this article It’s no secret that California real estate isn’t exactly affordable. In fact, a new report from the California Association of Realtors (CAR) only drives that point home even more. According to CAR’s data, California housing affordability has now slid...

In this article As travel spending improves and people continue to travel for leisure, there’s been an increase in demand for short-term rentals like Airbnb. Despite an inflationary environment and worries of possible weakening in the U.S. economy, travelers don’t seem to be deterred....

In this article With Hurricane Idalia getting ready to unleash on the Gulf Coast of Florida, wildfires tearing through Maui, weird hurricanes threatening Los Angeles, and the threat of major La Niña snowfall in the Northeast this winter, any smart investor should be considering the long-term effects...

In this article Commercial real estate lending is drying up as the market continues to face a period of turbulence.  Two of the biggest mortgage real estate investment trust (REIT) companies, Blackstone Mortgage Trust and KKR Real Estate Finance Trust, have halted...

In this article Mortgage rates have been trending upward since last March when the Federal Reserve began tightening the reins on inflation. Last November, they even hit a 20-year high, clocking in at over 7% on the typical 30-year loan. Now,...

In this article A new Florida law will limit the power of local governments to impact zoning regulations, requiring them to approve multifamily and mixed-use residential developments in commercial, industrial, and mixed-use zones, provided that at least 40% of units will...

In this article The key issue in the U.S. housing market is that there simply aren’t enough homes to keep up with the number of new households forming. According to the most recent estimates from Freddie Mac (from the fourth quarter of...

In this article The Federal Reserve has been actively trying to tame inflation for over a year now. Since March 2022, the central bank has hiked its benchmark interest rate 11 times—all in hopes of getting inflation down below 2%. While the...

In this article At the end of July, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) had nearly 1.6 million members, which works out to about 2.4 Realtors for every home actively for sale. A report from the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) notes the surfeit of...