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RealPage antitrust lawsuits allege collusion among corporate landlords
A group of renters in the U.S. say their landlords are using software to deliver inflated rent hikes.“We’ve been told as tenants by employees of Equity that the software takes empathy out of the equation. So they can charge whatever the software tells them to charge,” said Kevin Weller, a tenant at Portside Towers since […]
How to Make Money as an Artist
Most people pursuing financial independence own businesses or have stable jobs, working as hard as they can to make any extra dollar, throwing their money into the stock market or real estate, and betting on the economy to take them to higher and higher levels of wealth. But what about those who AREN’T chasing every […]
How RealPage influences rent prices across the U.S.
RealPage software is used to set rental prices on 4.5 million housing units in the U.S. A series of lawsuits allege that a group of landlords are sharing sensitive data with RealPage, which then artificially inflates rents. The complaints surface as housing supply in the U.S. lags demand. Some of the defendant landlords report high […]
Budgeting Is Dead—Do This Instead and Watch Your Wealth Grow
In this article In a recent CNBC article, it was revealed that more than half of Americans earning over $100,000 a year live paycheck to paycheck. This eye-opening statistic highlights a fundamental truth: The road to wealth isn’t solely about income but depends significantly on transforming financial habits. In this guide, we’ll debunk the oppressive notion of budgeting, […]
China’s new housing demand to drop by 50% in the next decade
Pictured here is a real estate project under construction in Huai’an, China, on Jan. 21, 2024. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images BEIJING — Demand for new housing in China is set to drop by around 50% over the next decade, making it harder for Beijing to quickly bolster the country’s overall growth. That’s according […]
$2 Trillion in Commercial Debt is Coming Due—What Does That Mean for the Industry?
In this article Commercial real estate has had a few rough years, and it seems like things won’t be getting better anytime soon. The sector is set for a potential rise in defaults, as higher interest rates have increased the costs of refinancing. And with $2.8 trillion due between now and 2028, more landlords could be […]
Half of U.S. renters are cost burdened, Harvard report finds
Sneksy | E+ | Getty Images Rent prices are coming down in some areas, but not at the pace needed to relieve tenants struggling to pay rent. Half of renters in the U.S. spent more than 30% of their income in 2022 on rent and utilities, according to the new America’s Rental Housing report by […]
America’s Path to “Renter Nation” as Prices Rise
The US economy has survived the past few years surprisingly well. But there’s one huge threat on the horizon no one is watching. With layoffs and bankruptcies already starting to tick up, a new wave of misfortune could hit consumers EVEN as inflation cools, interest rates begin to drop, and asset prices hit an all-time […]
How more apartment supply is helping rent prices cool
Recep-bg | E+ | Getty Images Rent costs are beginning to come down after record-high asking prices. “Rental markets are cooling, but in a lot of places, it doesn’t mean they’re falling. It means they’re growing at a slower pace,” said Whitney Airgood-Obrycki, a senior research associate focused on affordable housing at the Joint Center […]