In today’s shaky real estate market, more and more homeowners are becoming landlords, often as an unexpected necessity. Whether you’re renting out your old house, an investment property or even a single room, being the landlord…
Vacancy rates have been declining at apartment buildings across the U.S., sending rents soaring. And because housing makes up a big part of core inflation, those higher rents could translate into a doubling of the inflation rat…
For years, the property management business has been stuck in the Dark Ages — using faxes, paper ledgers and out-of-date spreadsheet software. But as the foreclosure crisis adds millions of people to the rental market, new sta…
Despite new federal laws designed to protect them, many tenants are caught up in foreclosure dramas as building owners struggle to hold on to their properties. And if the real estate market doesn’t improve soon, the problem cou…