Record price growth, new in-demand features and a rise in virtual home touring mark the past five years in the housing market U.S. home values are up 45% since the start of the pandemic five years ago. Home values and rents shot up most significantly in Miami. There are nearly a million more $1...
Year: 2025
Innovation and Opportunity
Expanding Affordable Housing Through Smart Development by Stephen Ballard Housing is one of the greatest problems in America right now. It is extremely difficult for the vast majority of Americans to afford to purchase a home. The ratio of median home price to median household income is at its...
Ten Women Who Are Making a Difference
In honor of Women’s History Month, REI INK reached out to ten influential and inspirational women in the single-family rental industry to get their perspectives on the challenges women face in the space and what advice they have for women who have aspirations of future leadership roles within the...
How to Succeed in a Male-Dominated Field
ServiceLink Leaders Share Their Insights Women account for less than 32% of the real estate investment market. While that number has slowly risen over the last decade, based on data from Zippia, there remains a large disparity. Likewise, for those working in the space, the single-family rental...
Lafayette Real Estate
Maintaining the Key Advantage by Carole VanSickle Ellis When Lafayette Real Estate founder and CEO Thibault Adrien describes his company’s journey to providing a great customer experience, he focuses on three unique elements: ability, knowledge, and experience. Thibault Adrien “When we started the...
Mecklenburg County, NC
“Meck County” is Poised for More Growth… for Those Who Can Afford It by Carole VanSickle Ellis In September 2024, Hurricane Helene, the deadliest Atlantic hurricane since 2017’s Maria, made landfall in the Big Bend region of Florida, moved inland, and stalled over Tennessee and western North...
From Soccer Star to Real Estate Entrepreneur
“I Take Goal Setting Very Seriously” Rita Tower is an independently owned and operated franchise business owner with HomeVestors® of America, Inc. (HVA) in the Metro Houston market. She started her franchise, Tower Investment Group, ten years ago after “dabbling” in real estate on her own but...
Women Leading the Way in Real Estate Services
Perspectives from Radian’s Female Leaders by Radian Real Estate Management As Radian celebrates Women’s History Month, we are excited to highlight five amazing women with Radian Real Estate Management LLC (RREM) who recently sat down with Rebecca Smith, SVP of Business Development, to share their...
Insurance Costs in 2025
Managing Insurance Costs While Maintaining Strong Coverage by Jason Jones As the insurance landscape continues to evolve, real estate investors face a dynamic environment marked by shifting underwriting guidelines and the ongoing impact of catastrophic events. To navigate these changes...








