On August 16, President Joe Biden signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), a $437 billion package of spending on health care, energy, and climate initiatives. Even as a scaled-down version of […]
The last two years or so could drive anyone invested in the stock market to distraction. When the reality of Covid-19 hit in February of 2020, the Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted by a […]
If Raleigh had a report card showing the strength of its housing market, job prospects, quality of life, educational opportunities, and amenities, it would be scoring straight As. The metaphor is fitting because […]
Real estate investing is a tough business. Stiff competition for deals, complicated legal and financing procedures, and the risks of problem renters have always meant that owning investment properties is not for the faint […]
The working from home revolution that arrived with the pandemic appears to be here to stay — just as the pandemic itself sometimes appears to be. About three quarters of the increase in […]
Home to three Fortune 500 companies, one King of rock ‘n’ roll, and the largest pork barbecue-cooking competition in the world, Memphis is also coming into its own as a desirable housing market. Real estate […]
Florida has generated reams of feverish headlines lately for controversies about the teaching of sex and gender issues in public schools, and whether the Disney corporation should maintain special tax status after speaking out […]
The average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage has climbed two full percentage points since the beginning of the year, from 3.27 percent to close to 5.5 percent as of mid-May. While that […]
Property owners have the opportunity, in most cities, to decide whether they want to include utilities in their tenants’ rent. While it may simplify matters in some ways for the investor to take on […]
When it comes to greenhouse gas emissions, one of the biggest culprits is the personal automobile. But the carbon footprint of real estate is a significant contributor as well. Buildings generate nearly 40 […]
Tampa has a plethora of nicknames. Some call it Big Guava, a riff on the Big Apple and the Florida city’s abundant guava tree. Smokers prefer Cigar City, owing to its historical status as […]
Anyone who is interested in American cities, or the South, or real estate, or just great places to live, ought to be watching the sprawling Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex very closely. To give a few examples, […]
There are four primary methods a real estate investor or agent can use to evaluate the potential value of a rental property. No one method is perfect. Each is a rule of thumb; if buyers […]
Before buying rental properties, it’s essential for investors to know what maintenance and repair costs they will face. Without realistic expectations of expenses, an investor planning to turn a profit may instead be looking at […]
The capital of Indiana, a city of two million, affords its residents many of the things people could want anywhere: good schools, a thriving downtown and top-flight suburbs. The home of the Indianapolis 500 and […]
Whether it’s fried okra or contemporary art, a night at the opera or a day at the Texas Motor Speedway, anyone shopping for a place to live in America today may find something to love […]
Real estate investing can complicate tax returns, so it’s important to know all the possible deductions a property owner can take to maximize the return on her investment. While a good tax accountant […]
Owning rental property has its share of challenges, but there are some serious tax advantages that can make it worthwhile. Surprisingly, some owners fail to take full advantage of these tax benefits when filing their […]
St. Petersburg has the well-deserved name as the Sunshine City for its 361 sunny days a year, and it’s only about 30 minutes across Tampa Bay to the fast-growing city of Tampa. Home to about […]
Today, single-family residential real estate is a multi-billion-dollar, national industry. But as recently as a decade ago, almost no one had heard of SFR. The market for single family rental homes was considered too chaotic, […]
Some cities grow too fast, their mystique attracting people in such numbers that their most appealing features are ruined by gentrification. Twenty years ago, residents of Texas’s capital took up the “Keep Austin Weird” banner […]
Austin’s reputation for bohemian living was cemented among the indie-film set by Richard Linklater’s “Slacker,” a cult classic set in the city and shot for $23,000 in 1989. One memorable exchange runs along the […]
“Where will I go on my mission?” sings the young Elder Price in the smash hit Broadway musical “Book of Mormon.” It’s the most important part of a Mormon kid’s life, he sings, nothing […]
One longstanding guideline for property investors that has been the subject of countless articles is “the 1 percent rule in real estate.” It’s a quick and easy screening tool that can eliminate properties that may […]
A portfolio loan is a loan that a bank issues to a borrower and, instead of reselling it on the secondary market as is customary with conventional mortgages, keeps the loan on its own books. […]
Legendary investor Warren Buffett has words of wisdom for anyone trying to get the most out of a long-term investment strategy. Diversification, he likes to say, is “protection against ignorance.” All investors are ignorant […]
At the end of 2020, data from Realtor.com pegged Charlotte, North Carolina as number three among the hottest markets for 2021, and that prediction has been borne out in style. As of August, the median […]
For many wanting to buy a house, raising the down payment and covering the closing costs can be barriers to entry. While investing in a single-family home is one of the most dependable ways to […]