Millennials: The “Renter” Generation?

Coming your way: a new generation of (probably permanent) renters. It’s the millennials, making news once again for the basic contradiction of their lives: better educated than their parents, but simultaneously economically more disadvantaged. And because this...

Can Starbucks Help Home Sales?

At one time, Starbucks’ company goal was to have one of their high-end coffee outlets on every street corner, so that no one would have to travel more than a block for a venti latte. That hasn’t happened – but in neighborhoods across the country, the ubiquitous – and...

The US Rental Market: Headed for a Slowdown?

Is the red-hot rental market getting ready to cool down? The US housing market continues to recover, fueled by promising numbers for employment and other consumer sectors. But major shifts in the housing landscape may be changing all that, as the balance tilts between...

Renting: More Expensive Than Buying a Home?

Rents keep rising in a robust rental market. And while that’s good news for income property investors and the recovering housing market in general, spiraling rents are causing major changes in the demographics of the US housing market. According to new data from the...

Real Estate: Still the Leading US Asset

If you put your money on coffee and cattle in 2014, you might be smiling all the way to the bank. But if you backed crude oil and gas – well, not so much. That’s the verdict from Business Insider’s recent charting of the performance of what it claims are all the major...