By Brad Beckett on September 25, 2026

The Visual Capitalist says buying a home remains challenging for younger Americans as home prices and borrowing costs stay elevated. This week’s graphic ranks all 50 states by the share of mortgage applicants who were under age 35 in 2025.

By Brad Beckett on September 24, 2026

Realtor.com says as the U.S. housing market cools and enters its late-summer slowdown, price reductions are spreading nationwide, but some metro areas are being hit much harder than others.

By Brad Beckett on September 23, 2026

On a recent episode of the AZREIA Show, host Michael Jeremy Holden sits down with Benjamin Xiu of Lily Cleaning, an Airbnb-focused cleaning company serving Phoenix-area hosts. Ben explains how STR turnovers differ from traditional residential cleaning and why cleaners are a host’s first line of defense when it comes to guest experience, damage detection, and maintaining five-star reviews.

By Brad Beckett on September 23, 2026

The U.S. government is reporting that privately‐owned housing starts in August, 2026 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,275,000, which is 2.6% lower than July’s revised number and is 1.2% lower than one year ago.

By Brad Beckett on September 22, 2026

Citing data from the FHFA, the NAHB’s Eye on Housing says U.S. home prices continued to climb in Q2 2026, rising 2.1% year over year, up slightly from Q1.

By Brad Beckett on September 22, 2026

A recent report in the Wall Street Journal says a New York State judge questioned whether NYC landlords can prove their claim that the city’s Rent Guidelines Board used a “sham process” to enact Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s promised rent freeze.

By Brad Beckett on September 21, 2026

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics is reporting that the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.4% on a seasonally adjusted basis in August. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 3.4% before seasonal adjustment.

By Brad Beckett on September 21, 2026

The National Association of Realtors is reporting that pending home sales were up 0.3% in August but were down 4.7% year over year.

By Brad Beckett on September 18, 2026

Infographic: The first day of Fall is Tuesday, September 22nd. That means it’s time to start thinking about lawn-care for the upcoming cooler months and prepping for a great lawn next Spring.

By Carl Fischer on September 16, 2026

Carl Fischer says Real estate investors are used to looking at numbers. Purchase price. Rent. Repairs. Debt. Cash flow. Exit value. But when you buy real estate with a self-directed IRA, the rules matter just as much as the deal. A self-directed IRA can hold alternative assets like real estate, private loans, mortgage notes, private placements, and other non-publicly traded investments. For real estate investors, that can open the door to using retirement funds in ways many people do not realize are possible.