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Byron Sellers had wanted to get into real estate investing for years, but the deals he came across were always prohibitively expensive. One day in 2017, he was listening to a real estate podcast while driving for Lyft when he heard about something different: flipping mobile homes. “I was like, ‘Wow, she’s saying it just takes $3,000 or $5,000 to start?'” Sellers remembers. His passengers wanted him to switch to music, so he texted the podcast to his wife, Sharnice, asking her to give it a listen. “When I came home, she was excited. It was like: ‘Hey, you want to do it? I want to do it. Let’s do it.'” The Sellerses did some... Read more
Key Takeaways Seattle ranks last among 100 major US cities for average size of new apartments, at just 649SF, down from 706 ten years ago. Developers are prioritizing...
When recession fears rise, budget cuts often follow—and education directors are being asked to make hard choices. Training programs frequently top the list of cuts,...
When developer Steve Patron was planning a neighborhood of townhouses in Winslow Township, Camden County, a decade ago, he expected to sell the new homes. But after...
Although rents have been on a decline in the top 50 metros for over a year, low multifamily permitting could unfold higher rent prices. In 2024, within the top 50...
In today’s shifting real estate landscape, investors increasingly prioritize stability and long-term value. One sector that has consistently demonstrated stability is affordable housing — particularly Section 8 properties backed by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). With guaranteed rental income and high demand, Section 8 housing has become an attractive investment vehicle for those looking to diversify their portfolios while contributing to the critical need for affordable housing. As part of this trend, in 2024 Berkadia financed $837 million and sold more than $172 million in Section 8 properties, including the sale and financing of Lauderhill Point, a... Read more
Call it another quirk of New York City living. Though washers and dryers have been ubiquitous household items in most of the United States since the Eisenhower...
California law makes it illegal for landlords to refuse to rent to people who participate in rental assistance programs like Section 8, but tenant advocates say the...
Crouching on the sidewalk in front of his apartment building in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood last Monday, Bradford Berger shuffled through legal papers in a...
Key Points While rent prices for apartment buildings are flattening out because of a supply increase, single-family rentals did not see that same level of...
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