Yearly Archives - 2025

Ready-to-Share Content: ROT vs. ROI

Hi Everyone,   We’ve got brand new, ready-to-share content from Rent Perfect, designed to bring value to your members!  Just copy the caption, save the image, and post it to your social media! It’s that easy to deliver content to help your members Rent Perfect.   📝 Article by VP Scot Aubrey: “Is Understanding ROT the Key to Being a Better Investor?” This insightful piece is...

The Weekly Roundup News

Your weekly news & updates Here is this week's "Weekly Roundup" from Real Estate Investing Today, the news & views site from the National Real Estate Investors Association. Visit our Website Existing Home Sales Down 5.9% in March The National Association of Realtors is reporting that existing home sales were down 5.9% in March to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 4.02 million – down...

How State Income Taxes Have Changed Since 2000

By Brad Beckett How have state income taxes changed over the past 5 years?  Today's graphic from the Visual Capitalist compares how state income taxes have changed between 2000 and 2025.  Stay safe, watch your wallet and have a Happy Friday!!!  

Weekly Roundup News

Your weekly news & updates Here is this week's "Weekly Roundup" from Real Estate Investing Today, the news & views site from the National Real Estate Investors Association. Visit our Website Housing Starts Drop 11.4% in March The U.S. government is reporting that privately‐owned housing starts in March, 2025 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,324,000, which is 11.4% higher than February’s...

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 Happy Friday!!!  

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...

Weekly Roundup News & Stats

Your weekly news & updates Here is this week's "Weekly Roundup" from Real Estate Investing Today, the news & views site from the National Real Estate Investors Association. Visit our Website Inflation Decreases in March The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics is reporting that the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) decreased 0.1% in March, 2025. Click here to read more. Yardi Says Multifamily,...

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!!!  

Weekly Roundup Stats & News

Your weekly news & updates Here is this week's "Weekly Roundup" from Real Estate Investing Today, the news & views site from the National Real Estate Investors Association. Visit our Website U.S. Construction Spending Up Slightly in February The U.S. government is reporting that total construction spending in February, 2025 was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $2,195.8 billion, up 0.7% from January’s...

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...