Stories about blossoming businesses are rare blooms among the weeds lately, overshadowed by the numerous tales of economic woe. Officials with the Greater Phoenix Economic Council on Tuesday highlighted one industry that has been planting and expanding its roots in...
“Another reason to work really hard and invest in income property!” – Jason Hartman WASHINGTON — Laid-off workers and aging baby boomers are flooding Social Security’s disability program with benefit claims, pushing the financially...
What does the consumer price index (CPI) have to tell us about the future of the housing market? Apparently a lot. Let me first explain a few things for those of you housing types who don’t follow this monthly number. The CPI is the most common way to measure...
Low home prices and low interest rates make this a great time to become an investor. These 5 tips will help you get started. If you’re thinking about investing in a rental property, experts say low home prices combined with low interest rates make this the best...
Sometimes you hear one thing and don’t think much of it, and then you hear another thing that makes the first thing seem much more important. This morning the Mortgage Bankers Association put out a report from two UCLA researchers (MBA funded the report) saying...
Apartment landlords are enjoying rising rents and falling vacancies. The average effective rent, the amount paid after discounting, was $997 in the second quarter of the year, up from $974 a year earlier, according to a report scheduled for release Thursday by Reis...
