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Financial Independence: 8 Steps to Make Your Job Optional
The Big Picture on 8 Steps For Financial Independence: Prioritize budgeting and minimize unnecessary spending to save more for investments. Diversify your investments in real estate, stocks, and other assets…
How Green & Smart Homes Are Merging… and Starting to Pay Off
The Big Picture on How Green And Smart Homes Pay Off: Combining green technology with smart home systems can significantly reduce utility bills and improve efficiency. Examples include smart irrigation…
Appraised Value Versus Market Value: How Appraisals Work
The Big Picture on Appraised Value vs. Market Value: Appraised value, determined by professional appraisers for mortgage purposes, is based on property condition and market trends. Market value is the…
Rent Prices Rise in June, But Rentals Slow
Rent prices continued to rise in June but overall rent increases remain modest, Apartment List says in its July report. While there have been five straight months now of rent…
Rents Forecast to Rise in 2025 and 2026
CoStar Group forecasts that as the new apartment supply is absorbed, new data shows there will be an increase in rents in 2025 and 2026, ending the lower prices “many…
Do New Luxury Apartments Bring Lower Rents for All?
In a new research bulletin, the National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) says new “luxury apartments” influence rental costs for all prices of apartments, including the lower-cost Class C apartments. But…
Setting Tenant Selection Criteria
This is where you decide how you’re going to choose your tenants. Being intentional and specific about what characteristics you require will help ensure that you end up with reliable…