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Can AI File Your Taxes? More Importantly, Should...

People use AI to write work emails and to search for Valentine’s Day gift ideas, so it’s natural to wonder whether it can file your taxes, too. Just imagine typing, “ChatGPT, here’s my W-2 and 1099-K. Do my taxes and make no errors!” It may be a nice idea, but experts says using AI to do your taxes is a risky and likely unnecessary move. TurboTax’s Keela Robison, who oversees the company’s AI efforts as vice president of product management, tells Money that Intuit extensively tested leading AI models ahead of this tax season — and determined the technology is not yet reliable enough to trust for tax preparation. “Look, AI is great at a... Read more

Realtor.com’s January Rental Report makes clear that the balance of power in the U.S. rental market has shifted decisively toward tenants. According to the...

ChatGPT is starting to offer advertising, and while that isn’t surprising, the early details matter, especially for anyone used to the sheer number of metrics...

KEY TAKEAWAYS Apartment demand is slowing in several major cities as labor market conditions weaken. High new supply and increased concessions are putting pressure on...

Key takeaways Fix-and-flip market conditions improved in Q4 2025, with the Fix and Flip Market Index (FFMI) posting its largest quarterly gain in 3 years....

Some Early Signs In 2026 As Rents Find Some...

U.S. multifamily rents posted a modest increase in January, snapping a five-month decline, but heavy supply, slowing absorption and economic uncertainty point to a fragile recovery as the spring leasing season approaches, Yardi Matrix says in a Rent Forecast report. Pipeline supply, along with affordability concerns, weigh on advertised rent growth going into 2026. Heading into another year of higher-than-average deliveries in large Sun Belt markets will continue the downward pressure on national advertised rents. Affordability concerns will limit growth in the renter-by-necessity segment while bright spots remain across the Midwest and Northeast. Ending 2025, there was a wide distribution... Read more

KEY TAKEAWAYS Only six of the 50 largest apartment metros remain landlord-friendly based on vacancy rates. The national median asking rent fell 1.5% year-over-year to...

The U.S. population grew by just 0.5% last year, a weak showing against the country’s already historically low growth rate. A single-year drop is likely to cause...

Running a rent special should never be viewed as an admission of failure. It’s a standard leasing lever that helps apartment communities address vacancy or seasonal...

The share of renters who were “just looking” or “in no hurry” in find a place peaked in 2025, according to a new report from Apartment List. Renters were...