Year: 2025

Single-family rent growth remains at a 15-year low

Single-family rent growth remains at a 15-year low

Annual rent growth in October 2025 slowed for the fourth consecutive month. U.S. single-family rent prices increased 0.9% year over year in October 2025. Forty of the largest 50 U.S. metros had lower annual rent growth in October 2025 than in October 2024. Chicago, Illinois had the largest rent...

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Structuring Your Portfolio: LLCs, Partnerships, and Trusts

Structuring Your Portfolio: LLCs, Partnerships, and Trusts

In this episode of Uncontested Investing, we keep our tax and legal strategy series rolling with a topic every real estate investor needs to get right: how to structure your portfolio with LLCs, partnerships, and trusts. We break down how the right entity structure protects your personal assets,...

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When Mortgage Rates Rise, Flipped Homes Fall Flat

When Mortgage Rates Rise, Flipped Homes Fall Flat

Although flipped homes continue to attract more online interest and sell faster than other older homes, new Realtor.com® analysis finds  pricing power and returns have softened Renovated homes are still attracting more online interest and selling faster than other older homes, but the...

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Home sellers step back, despite three-year high in affordability

Home sellers step back, despite three-year high in affordability

Buyers gained options, leverage and ground on affordability in 2025 Sellers hunkered down — new listings declined 30% from October to November to return to seasonal averages.  Price cuts fell from near-record highs to seasonal norms.  Mortgage payments as a share of median household income fell to...

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