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'Purchasing properties with squatters does not scare me,' Irma Mendez wrote on Instagram
Brooklyn investor Sanford Solny is facing up to 7 years in prison for defrauding 11 homeowners of the deed to their homes. Deed fraud is rising across the US, leading the FBI to issue warnings
Landlord Genetta Hull filed eviction papers in September alleging that Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard and her roommate, Kamal Woods, owe $3,350 in rent and late fees on her property
Fast-growing rents and disappearing rental assistance programs have given way to a concerning rise in eviction filings compared to pre-pandemic norms, 'The Wall Street Journal' revealed
Airbnb host Farzana Rahman's renters have refused to vacate the property after a 7-month reservation. Rahman said Airbnb has provided little assistance
The council decided to base the increase on inflation data from October 2022 through September 2023 rather than the prior year, which would have resulted in a steeper rent hike
A signed lease is a binding legal agreement that can’t be broken — except in the few exceptions when it can. Here are some common scenarios to watch for as a landlord or a real estate investor
Only 1 in 20 homes that hit the market next year will be foreclosed properties, according to a survey of real estate experts and economists
Nationwide, the share of households behind on payments and worried about eviction or foreclosure has barely changed from a year ago, according to Household Pulse Survey
Six justices called the CDC's claim of authority 'unprecedented' and indicated that if an eviction moratorium were to continue it would have to come from lawmakers, not the Biden Administration
Opinion
Although there's a lot of chatter about an 'eviction tsunami' or 'eviction apocalypse' whenever the federal moratorium ends, the data does not support that fear. Here's a deeper dive
A judge ruled on Friday that the latest eviction moratorium is likely illegal, but that it's ultimately up to a higher court to decide if it can continue
The moratorium comes shortly after the previous eviction ban expired, and could ultimately cover 90 percent of US renters
Guramrit Hanspal, who hasn't made a mortgage payment on his home since 1998, avoided another court confrontation — and eviction — in early July
A new Zillow analysis found renters were growing more confident even before the government extended its moratorium on evictions through July