City apparently feeling unheard when landlord and airBNB appear to be dismissive about rental ordinances.http://nypost.com/2017/05/14/city-smacks-landlord-...Here you have landlord suing tenant for $300,000 for illega...

Everyone loves to talk about the markets that seeing crazy appreciation - the Boise's and Spokane's of the world - but what about the markets that are lagging the rest? 
The data below highlights 15 large markets wit...

I have been researching real estate cycles and found real estate economist Homer Hoyt theory of 18 year real estate cycle in the 1930's. In the early 90's economist Fred E. Foldvary predicted the real estate crash in ...

Irvine , CA Thursday, January 07, 2016 According to a new study of companies leaving California during the last eight years, the state's business climate will worsen because of a multitude of proposed tax hikes and ne...

The City of Boston recently enacted regulations that severely restrict property owners from renting out their homes by the night, unless the owner lives in the unit - a move aimed squarely at Airbnb.I don't have a dog...

This is just a question I’ve been wondering as we deal with a huge housing crisis in our city.is it moral to convert properties to short term rentals in a city with a deep housing crisis?if a city has 500 units conver...

The Dodd-Frank and the Consumer Protection Act have made it virtually impossible for a consumer to obtain a hard money or private money loan anymore. In the wake of the financial crisis, many consumers have had hits t...

Is anyone following this act? Do you have any input on what it would mean for real estate investors?

The Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act Passes

A new plan to allow ordinary investors to bet on start-ups

House P...

Honolulu recently passed a bill that gives some pretty intimidating enforcement teeth to an existing law, which takes effect Aug. 1st.  The existing law states that STRs are only allowed in Resort zones or if the unit...

As some of you know, the ability to finance manufactured homes by both outside lenders and through seller finance is seriously in question for homes where the loans are under $50,000.00 thanks to the Dodd-Frank Act. T...