Although the housing market seems to be rebounding, with higher home prices and lower mortgage interest rates, one group is conspicuously absent from the recovery: the “Millennials,” young college graduates who make up the largest demographic group in the country. And...
For most Americans, the recent conflicts in Ukraine are no more than a part of the daily news. But as thousands of American Express cardholders learned recently, events around the world can touch uncomfortably close to home in this digital age. Back in March 2014, the...
How did hummus – that lowly spread made of chickpeas and tahini – become the poster child for regulations that put a stranglehold on innovation and entrepreneurship? The recent tiff between Sabra, a leading maker of hummus, and a few purveyors of variations on the...
You may be asking yourself whether or not Jason Hartman’s advice is relevant if inflation doesn’t happen. His advice and theories are based on years of careful research, but hey—we’re all wrong from time to time. But here’s the good news—even if inflation doesn’t...
The looming student debt “bubble” has undergone some much-publicized comparisons to the housing bubble that burst so spectacularly a few years ago. Now, though, a new study suggests that across the board, college graduates earn a hundred percent more than their peers...
Social media is changing the way the world does business. For income property investors, social media connections can be an invaluable ally, with powerful tools to help you stay safe, informed and in control of your investing career, as Jason Hartman recommends. A few...
You might remember that monthly income projection is based on RV Ratio™, which is (in a perfect world) .7 percent. .5 percent is the least acceptable ration, and .6 will do. Assume a property is only rented 11 months out of the year. If you buy a house for $18,000,...
For many Americans, the old assumptions about retirement just don’t work in today’s world. When, how and even whether to retire at all are now questions that don’t have an easy answer. But as the retirement picture becomes cloudier, reasons to invest for the long term...
Jason Hartman tells a story in which a property manager from one of his properties phones him at 8:00 in the morning, from another state. He’s mildly annoyed because it is early and he isn’t a morning person. Five minutes later, he’s off the phone, having approved a...
We expect computers, televisions and other kinds of devices to become obsolete. But what about houses? It turns out that the problem of “functional obsolescence” may be haunting the housing recovery, as potential buyers - and renters - are put off by homes that don’t...
