A Calmer Hurricane Forecast Is Not a Storm Response Strategy by Blake Adams, SeekNow NOAA released its 2026 Atlantic hurricane outlook on May 21, predicting a below-normal season: eight to 14 named storms, three to six hurricanes, and one to three major hurricanes, with a 55% chance of...
The Renter Is Leaving by Connie Lee During April-May 2026, we ran 195 mystery shops on leasing teams across the United States. We submitted real inquiries, tracked every response, and logged exactly what happened next. Here is what I can tell you: every single property sent back a reply; not one...
Know the Emerging Trends in AI Laws and Regulations Before You Install by Tyler Craddock One of the topics residing nearest and dearest to property managers’ hearts is the topic of preventative maintenance. These days, the vast array of preventative technologies available to property managers is...
How the ‘Homes Are for People, Not Corporations’ Language is Changing by Editorial Staff On May 20, 2026, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the 21st Century ROAD (Renewing Opportunity in the American Dream) to Housing Act by a vote of 396-13, thereby clearing the bill to return to the...
The Economy and the Single-Family Asset Class by REI INK The U.S. national debt stands at more than $39 trillion. According to Treasury data, updated retrospectively for May 18, the debt landed at $39,008,999,901,378.68. According to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the national debt is...
Buyer Demand Ticks Up by Dana Anderson, Redfin Just over 47,000 U.S. home-sale agreements fell through in April, equal to 13.4% of homes that went under contract that month. That’s down incrementally (-0.1 percentage points) from a month earlier, according to a report from Redfin, the real estate...
Elevated housing costs, a slower-than-usual housing market and a cooling rental market are squeezing potential returns for U.S. investors U.S. investor home purchases fell 6% year over year in the first quarter to their lowest level since 2020, when the start of the pandemic ground homebuying to a...
In this episode of Uncontested Investing, we continue our conversation on one of the most underrated drivers of long-term real estate success: strong networking and relationship skills. In Part 1, we talked about trust, reciprocity, off-market opportunities, and why the best investors are usually...
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), one of the world's leading providers of financial market technology and data powering global capital markets, released the April 2026 ICE First Look at mortgage delinquency, foreclosure and prepayment trends. “Mortgage performance remained broadly...
