The construction lending executive joins TrustPoint AI to drive the roadmap for AI and proprietary data models. TrustPoint AI, the innovation leader in asset and portfolio management (APM) technology for construction, renovation, bridge, and land development lending, announced the appointment of...
List Prices Drop 2.5%, the Steepest Decline Since 2017, According to Realtor.com Data; Pending Sales Just Hit a Seven-Month Growth Streak Asking prices fell 2.5% year over year in June, the steepest annual decline in Realtor.com® data since 2017, and the eighth consecutive month of price drops,...
The S&P Cotality Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index posted a 0.8% annual gain for April 2026, up from a 0.7% rise in the previous month. For the 11th consecutive month, U.S. home values fell in real terms, as April's 3.8% inflation ran roughly 3 percentage points above the 0.8%...
In this episode of Uncontested Investing, Nate Zielinski and Suzanne Andresen examine how exceptional customer service can transform tenant relationships into long-term assets for real estate investors. We explore proactive communication, preventive maintenance, transparency during rent increases,...
Looking at Hospitality Holistically by Carole VanSickle Ellis When Sean Breuner was a kid, some of the best times of the year involved his entire extended family going on vacation together. “We would travel and stay in nice three- or four-star hotels, and I remember all of us staying in different...
Prices & Inventory are Up in the “Brew City” by Carole VanSickle Ellis While much of the national housing market seems to be trending toward a buyers’ market after a long-running sellers’ market trend, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the real estate market appears delicately balanced on a fine line...
Securing the Path to Profitability by Andy Bates Short-term rentals first existed in the United States in the 1950s, when vacation-home owners began renting out their properties for the months the homes were not in personal use. The first formal, online services for the short-term rental came with...
Short-Term Rentals Should Not be Underwritten Like Passive Rental Homes by Karlii Jahn For most of the past decade, the short-term rental playbook was simple: buy in a popular market, list the home, and let demand do the work. That era is closing. Travel demand is still real, but the market has...
Minimizing Risk and Protecting Your Properties by National Real Estate Insurance Group Short-term rentals can offer strong cash flow potential and provide investors with another way to diversify their portfolios, but they also come with a unique set of insurance exposures. Unfortunately, it is not...
