The Shadow Economy Skews Recovery Predictions

Yes, the Federal Reserve is going to wind down the bond buyup. Really, this time. After making a bold statement about its intentions to emd its stimulus buyup of bonds and securities in 2014, the Fed now says it’s on track to taper down the program in the last quarter...

Real Estate Moves to Cyberspace

Last year, over two-thirds of homebuyers in a recent survey said they used social media in the purchasing process. More than that, the Internet has become a thriving home for real estate purchases of all kinds. Although online real estate transactions can be risky,...

The Myth of the 20 Percent Down

Conventional real estate wisdom has it that most home purchases require a down payment of a least 20 percent of the purchase price. That’s a number that may be keeping some potential homebuyers out of the market while they scrape together the required amount. What’s...

What About Landlord’s Rights?

Can a vacant property be worth more than one that’s rented? Although the “income” in income property investing typically comes from rents paid consistently by tenants, landlord/investors frustrated by tenant problems may find that it’s a smarter strategy to leave a...

When Tenants Sue: What Investors Need to Know

We live in a litigation-happy world where lawsuits for grievances large and small clog the court calendars for years at a time. And one area ripe for complaints of all kinds is the landlord-tenant connection. Because investors making money from rental real estate so...