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A resident has been violating a community rule for months. There has been thorough documentation, staff has issued reminders, and management is finally ready to escalate. Then the resident files a fair housing complaint or requests a reasonable accommodation. Now what? The underlying violation did not disappear. The lease did not suddenly become unenforceable. But the context surrounding the next management decision has changed. This is where retaliation risk becomes complicated. A perfectly ordinary lease violation notice, non-renewal, or other enforcement action can attract very different scrutiny when it closely follows a resident exercising a fair housing right. The challenge is not... Read more
Southern California’s rental market is costlier to the south, but landlords have more pricing power to the north. That’s a theme within my trusty spreadsheet‘s...
Apartment market conditions tightened while debt and equity financing dynamics worsened over the past three months, according to a new survey from the National...
KEY TAKEAWAYS Gen Z adults living at home represent latent rental demand in several US metros, with McAllen, TX, leading the list according to Chandan...
U.S. rents are rising more quickly and fewer apartments are sitting empty, but elevated concessions show that many landlords have not yet regained meaningful...
A 1031 exchange allows investors to defer capital gains taxes by reinvesting sale proceeds into a new property of equal or greater value. Use this strategy to preserve investor capital and speed up long-term portfolio growth. This regulatory mechanism represents one of the most powerful tax benefits of real estate investing available today. Financial Comparison: Standard Sale vs. 1031 Exchange Executing a 1031 exchange directly impacts an investor’s available capital stack and subsequent net operating income. Paying capital gains tax immediately reduces the equity available for future property acquisitions. Keeping that equity creates a compounding effect on wealth generation. According... Read more
What today’s renters want most in 2026 is changing the way successful landlords market and manage their rental properties. Today’s renters are looking for more than...
The typical U.S. asking rent rose to $1,965 in June, up 2.2% annually, according to the Zillow Observed Rent Index. 39.7% of rentals on Zillow offered a concession in...
Most investors are sitting on the sidelines right now. Retail money pulled back. Mom-and-pop investors down 6% late last year. Condo investors down...
Owning a home has long been part of the American Dream. But in the country’s 250th year, many Americans feel the goal, a milestone of adulthood and a marker of...
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