2025

With the right design and planning, bathrooms ranging in size from 100 to 150 square feet can be comfortable spaces for relaxation and rejuvenation. To get an idea of what’s possible, check out these before-and-after photos of four bathrooms updated with storage, style and...

Funds to Scale Global Operations, Launch New Investment Banking Arm Michael Gerrity, Founder and CEO of World Property Ventures (WPV), announced this week the company is preparing to launch a new capital raise later this summer. The funding round aims to scale WPV's global protech development operations and accelerate the formal launch of its new real estate investment banking subsidiary, World Property...

The Coalition sees small businesses as a platform for fostering economic mobility and add value to both local communities and...

Led by High-End Properties and Post-Wildfire LA Surge U.S. single-family rent prices rose for the third consecutive month in March, according to Cotality's latest Single-Family Rent Index (SFRI). Rents increased 2.9% year over year -- slightly higher than the 2.8% annual growth reported in March 2024 -- signaling a modest but steady acceleration in the rental market. "Single-family rent growth picked up...

Will mortgage rates go higher if the government takes the GSEs out of conservatorship? Many people would say yes if there were no government backing of these two giants, but on Tuesday evening the calculus changed. In a social media post on Tuesday, President Trump expressed his intention to transition the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) out of conservatorship while also signaling support for an...

President Trump last week promised a quick answer on whether to remove Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from government conservatorship. And it appears he’s already reached a decision: it’s time to take them ‘public.’ In a post published on Truth Social Tuesday night, Trump wrote: Our great Mortgage Agencies, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, provide a vital service to our Nation by helping hardworking...

For communities engulfed in the wildfires that took place earlier this year in the Los Angeles area, lives have been upended and additional strain has been placed on an already-stressed housing system in Southern California. But for wildfire victims who are also reverse mortgage borrowers, they may encounter problems stemming from a major disaster interacting with what’s already recognized as a...

Move over, real estate agents, and make way for the person who gives homebuyers the financial ability to buy a home – mortgage loan officers (MLOs). Also known as mortgage loan originators or mortgage brokers (although the roles differ slightly —  we’ll talk about it), MLOs are the key to financially connecting people to the properties of their dreams. Starting a career as an MLO is lucrative if...

Depending on where you look for economic news, you may come away with your head spinning. While consumer sentiment surveys are down — with recent changes tied to trade policy announcements with China — the U.S. economy has remained in mostly resilient territory due to consumer spending. But why is there an apparent disconnect between consumer sentiment and spending? One investment adviser who pens...

The fastest growing STR markets aren’t just headlines; they’re high-yield opportunities hiding in plain sight. In 2025, shifting travel patterns, tighter supply chains, and traveler preferences for unique stays...