The World’s Least Affordable Cities Revealed—and U.S. Tech Hub Is Named as Hardest Place To Buy a Home

The World’s Least Affordable Cities Revealed—and U.S. Tech Hub Is Named as Hardest Place To Buy a Home

California dominates a world list, but in an expensive way. Nine of the priciest locales of the least affordable cities to buy a home are in the United States: San Jose, CA,... Read more »
U.S. House votes to pass Housing for the 21st Century Act

U.S. House votes to pass Housing for the 21st Century Act

Dennis Shea, executive director of the J. Ronald Terwilliger Center for Housing Policy at the Bipartisan Policy Center, in an interview with The Builder’s Daily, noted the strong bipartisan support for the... Read more »
Kaestner Trust (U.S. Supreme Court): When Can a State Tax a Trust Based on Where Beneficiaries Live? – California Legal Guide | CPT Law

Kaestner Trust (U.S. Supreme Court): When Can a State Tax a Trust Based on Where Beneficiaries Live? – California Legal Guide | CPT Law

California Legal Implications: Trust Taxation and the Importance of Residency A landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision, *North Carolina Dept. of Revenue v. The Kimberley Rice Kaestner 1992 Family Trust*, addressed whether a... Read more »
Epstein Files Controversy Reaches U.K. Ambassador to U.S. Peter Mandelson: What to Know About Reputational Risk and Estate Protection

Epstein Files Controversy Reaches U.K. Ambassador to U.S. Peter Mandelson: What to Know About Reputational Risk and Estate Protection

For California residents managing family trusts, estate plans, and legacy protection The recent release of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein has ensnared Peter Mandelson, the United Kingdom’s newly appointed ambassador to the... Read more »
U.S. Rental Market Vacancy Rates Reach Record High in 2026

U.S. Rental Market Vacancy Rates Reach Record High in 2026

As of January 2026, my take is that the US rental market is definitely seeing more available apartments than we have in a few years, and it’s largely because a lot of... Read more »
Best U.S. Markets for Turnkey Rentals Under 0K in 2026

Best U.S. Markets for Turnkey Rentals Under $200K in 2026

If building passive income through real estate without the renovation headaches sounds appealing, you’re in the right place. For 2026, the best U.S. markets for turnkey rentals under $200K are those that... Read more »
TikTok forms U.S. entity, easing mortgage marketing concerns

TikTok forms U.S. entity, easing mortgage marketing concerns

U.S. users will continue using the same app, although it’s not clear if the deal will impact the app’s content, users or their respective algorithms. Mortgage companies were among the many business... Read more »
Arselle, Amoroso Launch Multifamily Platform Focused on Western U.S.

Arselle, Amoroso Launch Multifamily Platform Focused on Western U.S.

Arselle Investments and Amoroso Companies have formed a multifamily platform to acquire up to $500 million of multifamily properties located across major Western U.S. markets during the next two to three years.... Read more »

Rent Requires More Than a Third of Wages in 75% of U.S. Counties Analyzed

Renters in a majority of counties studied across the U.S. are pouring more than a third of their salaries into rent, according to new data by ATTOM, a real estate analytics firm.... Read more »
What D.R. Horton’s dominance means for every U.S. homebuilder

What D.R. Horton’s dominance means for every U.S. homebuilder

We’ve said it before. When D.R. Horton reports its quarterly earnings, what you’re watching isn’t just the scoreboard of America’s largest homebuilder. You’re watching a business model operating at a different altitude... Read more »