By Brad Beckett on August 27, 2025

On a recent episode of Omaha REIA’s “REIA Radio, hosts Owen Dashner & Ted Kaasch let it rip on the all-too-real challenges of property management – from $70K boilers and $50K sewer line descaling quotes to tenants leaving behind disaster zones and thousand-dollar make-ready bills. Click here to read more.

By Brad Beckett on August 27, 2025

Do you need to own a house? A recent story in the Wall Street Journal says many older Americans have decided that they do not. They say rising property taxes, insurance and home-repair costs (like HVAC) are prompting many people 55 and older to consider renting. Click here to read more.

By Brad Beckett on August 26, 2025

Once again we’re hearing it….and it doesn’t get old; For the 12th year in a row, Gallup is reporting that more Americans prefer real estate over other long-term investment vehicles for growing wealth. Click here to read more.

By Jane Garvey on August 20, 2025

Jane Garvey says One of the most important personal traits for long term success in any endeavor is resilience. According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary, resilience is the “ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change”. It isn’t what happens, it is how you react. Your attitude is key. Click here to read more.

By Brad Beckett on August 19, 2025

A recent report from ATTOM data says that in Q2 2025, 47.4% of all mortgaged residential properties across the country were equityrich – reversing three straight quarterly declines. Click here to read more.

By Brad Beckett on August 19, 2025

The Tax Foundation says that the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (signed on July 4th) makes the most significant legislative changes to federal tax policy since the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). They point out how the measure makes permanent the individual tax changes first put in place by the TCJA, avoiding a massive tax hike on an around 62% of tax filers in 2026. Click here to read more.

By Brad Beckett on August 18, 2025

According to the latest Yardi Matrix Multifamily Report, multifamily rents posted gains in July, 2025 with the average U.S. advertised rent increasing $2 to $1,754. Click here to read more.

By Brad Beckett on August 14, 2025

According to recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, personal income in June increased $71.4 billion (0.3% at a monthly rate). Click here to read more.

By Brad Beckett on August 14, 2025

Recent Census data analyzed by the NAHB’s Eye on Housing shows that the number of residential remodelers in the U.S. has reached a record high of 128,187, which is 65% higher than the number of residential builders (single-family & multifamily) at 77,455. Click here to read more.

By Brad Beckett on May 28, 2025
Washington’s State Attorney General has entered into eight resolutions with landlords across the state in the first enforcement action under their new rent control law. The landlords agreed to withdraw rent increase notices they had sent and refund any excess rent amounts that tenants paid. Click here to read more.