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People turning to BNPL loans to pay for rent, food and other necessities
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People turning to BNPL loans to pay for rent, food and other necessities

Educational CBS MoneyWatch reports that more consumers are turning to "buy now, pay later" loans to cover rent, groceries, and other essentials, a trend consumer advocates read as evidence of deepening strain in household budgets. The spread of these short-term installment products into necessities marks a shift

Hans Michel/ / 1 min read
Report: New Atlanta apartments have shrunk considerably during boom
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Report: New Atlanta apartments have shrunk considerably during boom

Educational BREAKING — Urbanize Atlanta reports that new apartments in the city have grown markedly smaller over the past decade of building, with units completed between 2016 and last year losing 47 square feet on average even as construction boomed. This runs counter to the national pattern, where new rentals have

Hans Michel/ / 1 min read
CRE's Clearance Rack Is Empty, Leaving Landlords To Create Their Own Value
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CRE's Clearance Rack Is Empty, Leaving Landlords To Create Their Own Value

Educational Bisnow reports that commercial real estate's traditional path to value creation through distressed acquisitions has dried up, with analysts across multiple recent reports pointing to net operating income as the sole remaining engine for asset appreciation. Without a clearance rack of underpriced properties to mine, owners and

Hans Michel/ / 2 min read
Former UPS office site’s transition to nearly 400 new rentals underway
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Former UPS office site’s transition to nearly 400 new rentals underway

Educational BREAKING — Urbanize Atlanta reports that construction has begun on a residential project in Sandy Springs that will bring nearly 400 new rental units to a market developers describe as having a relative shortage of new multifamily housing. The development, a partnership between Kennedy Wilson and Shimizu Corporation, represents the

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Quantitative squeezing: all-in ownership costs bar renters from buying
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Quantitative squeezing: all-in ownership costs bar renters from buying

Educational HousingWire reports that the gap between renting and owning has reached a level where renters would need to devote 56.5 percent of their income to purchase the median resale home, with Los Angeles requiring the full 100 percent. That figure captures more than an affordability problem. It describes

Hans Michel/ / 2 min read
The Clock Is Ticking on Affordable Housing
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The Clock Is Ticking on Affordable Housing

Educational Shelterforce reports that more than 440,000 federally assisted homes are set to lose subsidies or rent restrictions before the decade is out. The expirations themselves do not guarantee those units will leave the affordable stock, but the timing is especially precarious. Aging physical plant and climbing operating costs

Hans Michel/ / 1 min read
How to Renovate Your Property on a Budget
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How to Renovate Your Property on a Budget

Interested in property renovation? Learn how to renovate your property on a budget to save you money and maximize the profit you can gain from your house or investment property.

Hans Michel/ / 2 min read
How Martin Castro-Silva Flipped His Way to 11 Deals
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How Martin Castro-Silva Flipped His Way to 11 Deals

Educational BiggerPockets Blog profiles Martin Castro-Silva, a former private client banker at Chase who left Wall Street behind to build a full-time real estate operation along Florida's Treasure Coast. In 2025 alone, he transacted eleven properties across Vero Beach and Sebastian, with seven flips and two

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