Real Estate

There is no time like the present to prepare your home for a natural disaster. AFP/Getty Images As Tropical Storm Barry closes in on the Gulf Coast, possibly as a hurricane, the window of opportunity is shrinking for residents who don’t have a comprehensive disaster preparedness plan in place. In fact, a survey in June

In real estate, there is no one-size-fits-all approach. Depending on your clients, you’ll have to cater to various budgets, needs and interests. This includes where they are in life: A couple or individual looking for their first home will have different wants than a family of five, or someone who intends to travel for large

X Miami is among urban properties offering very small residences to those who seek an urban existence at lower cost. X Miami It’s no surprise big city life is increasingly favored by everyone from Millennials to empty nesting Baby Boomers. That’s helping make micro residential units increasingly popular options in cities from Seattle and Denver

tall buildings in new york city. (Photo by: Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Universal Images Group via Getty Images A third of the active New York City sales listings on StreetEasy received price cuts as of mid-June, according to a new report from the site, but the discounts probably won’t yield more buyers,

Abstract view of buildings in the city of Santiago, Chile Getty Let me ask if this sounds familiar. Your market is expensive. Finding cash flowing rental property is very difficult, if not impossible. Your competition is paying way more for property than you would ever think makes sense, and you feel like you may be

They say change is the only constant. In business, I find that the saying only holds truer as time goes on. In the apartment industry, we are seeing a unique mix of new, technology-based entrants alongside those that have been tested by the trials of time. After all, for those of us in multifamily, and

Francis Davidson, CEO and cofounder of Sonder Sonder Francis Davidson admits it’s easy to look at Sonder’s website and think the hospitality startup is just trying to clone Airbnb’s succcess. The company offers apartment-style rentals with kitchens and unique decor but manages them professionally with fresh towels and 24-hour concierge available via text. But that’s

In real estate, you have two main options when it comes to buildings: You can purchase something existing, or buy space to construct your own. This is not an easy choice to make, as there are a lot of factors involved. The building process, for instance, can be challenging, but in some cases, it’s the better

We all know the old adage “Feelings aren’t facts.” But sometimes, it seems, they are. tom-rumble-7lvzopTxjOU-unsplash Unemployment is down. Mortgage rates are down. The stock market is up. So why don’t more people want to buy real estate? Real estate purchases throughout most of the country are made as much for emotional as for financial

The Federal Reserve may cut interest rates in the near future. What would it mean for your pocketbook and your mortgage? Getty Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell shook the financial world yesterday, hinting before Congress that a federal funds rate cut might soon be on the horizon. If it happens (likely at the Fed’s next