Expect to pay more this year for many consumer goods — from diapers to toothpaste to Big Macs. Just as the typical American family will finally have a few more dollars to spend, inflation will take a chunk of that extra cash.
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Renting isn’t just for apartments and cars anymore. Americans today are trying to save a few bucks by taking only temporary ownership (or, borrowership) of a whole new array of goods from designer handbags, rims to pimp their r…
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For years, the property management business has been stuck in the Dark Ages — using faxes, paper ledgers and out-of-date spreadsheet software.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…