Monthly Archives - April 2025

Gmail Dominates U.S. Market for Email

By Brad Beckett Citing recent consumer survey data, Statista says Gmail (Google) email addresses dominate the U.S. market for email services, with Yahoo at a distant second.  Interestingly, they found AOL, despite being a symbol of a bygone era, continues to be used by 10% of Americans.  As always, stay safe and have a...

Landlords: What To Do When ICE arrives

By Denise Holliday What are landlords supposed to do if and when ICE (Immigrations and Customs Enforcement) arrives at your rental property? According to ICE, their agents are tasked with “finding and deporting specific individuals based on existing deportation orders and criminal convictions.”  Contrary to the hyperbole in the news, ICE says it “does not conduct raids or sweeps and does not...

How U.S. Wealth is Distributed Among Households

By Brad Beckett Using data from the Federal Reserve, today's graphic from the venerable Visual Capitalist breaks down America’s wealth (total net worth of all U.S. households) by wealth percentile, and lists the number of households in each percentile.  Indeed....  Stay safe and have a Happy Friday!!!  

You May Have More Pets Than People…What Are You Doing About That?

By Victoria Cowart, CPM, NAAEI Faculty In 2023, there were approximately 45 million housing units occupied by renters.  That equated to 34% of US households.  One driver of demand for rental housing is the cost savings and the gap between wages and home ownership. Across 50 of the largest metro areas, renting is 37% less expensive than buying a typical home.  Add...

Home Buyers and Sellers Generational Trends – 2025

By Brad Beckett The NAR says in a shift that underscores changing dynamics in the housing market, baby boomers now make up the largest generational group of home buyers.  Indeed, today's graphic looks at the distinguishing characteristic of each generation of home buyers using data from the NAR's 2025 Profile of Home Buyers &...