Short-Term Rentals Gain in Popularity as Investments

Investing in short-term rentals (STRs) via single-family or multifamily properties has become popular among a wide range of real estate investors, from those who have never previously invested in real estate to professional investors who have acquired vast portfolios of properties.

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Median-Priced Homes Not Affordable for Average Wage Earners in Several Markets

The second quarter 2019 U.S. Home Affordability Report, released June 25 by ATTOM Data Solutions, shows that median home prices in the second quarter of 2019 were not affordable for average wage earners in 353, or 74%, of 480 U.S. counties analyzed in the report.

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Women in Real Estate: Beeta Lecha

My introduction to real estate was happenstance. I was in the first year of a career as a tax professional during the housing market crash. As an entry-level staffer working at Armanino, LLP, I was assigned to work on private lending fund partnership tax returns.

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Women in Real Estate: Katia Potapov

I have always been fascinated with how things work. As a child, I imagined my career path would follow my passion for science. So, my journey to real estate investment has been rather unexpected, albeit very interesting.

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Accelerating the Debt? Consider Slowing Down!

Limitation of Actions. Or, put colloquially, the Statute of Limitation. Three words that can derail your foreclosure and impair the legal validity of both the mortgage and the underlying promissory note. Not paying attention can be devastating to a lender. So, what is the Statute of Limitation and how does it work?

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Create Your Opportunity and the Rest Will Follow

It was early January and I was hastily plodding through two to 3 feet of snow in lower Manhattan trying to make it to 85 Broad Street before the 7:30 a.m. global call.

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