never recommend a 50-year mortgage
Opinion
A 50-year mortgage may look tempting to a cash-strapped homebuyer, trainer Bernice Ross writes, but the cons far outweigh the easier up-front and monthly payments
by Bernice Ross Nov 17
Apartment stocks surge following $10B Blackstone bet
The Bloomberg REIT Index recorded its largest single-day gain since December on Monday. The largest gains, unsurprisingly, were recorded by recent acquisition AIR Communities
by Ben Verde Apr 10
Blackstone to take Tricon Residential private in $3.5B deal
Tricon is a landlord and developer of single-family rental homes in the United States and Canada with a portfolio of over 38K rentals
by Ben Verde Jan 19
Sam Zell, billionaire real estate investor, dies at 81
The founder and chairman of Equity Residential had interests spanning real estate, manufacturing, healthcare and media, among other sectors
by Daniel Houston May 18
Beyond REITs: 6 ways to invest in real estate without much cash
Here are six methods for investing that don't require a large initial investment, for those who don't have $50,000 or more lying around
by G. Brian Davis Feb 21
Fannie Mae looks to affordable housing nonprofit for next CEO
Former JP Morgan Chase Director Priscilla Almodovar leads Enterprise Community Partners, which has business ties to the mortgage giant
by Matt Carter Sep 29
What do we know about Adam Neumann’s new housing venture?
From renters building equity to coworking space to easy moves across the country, we take a look at some of the possibilities for Flow after the WeWork co-founder pulled in a $350M check
by Taylor Anderson Sep 6
How Twitter fought Elon Musk with a real estate investment strategy
The social network briefly turned to a poison pill to fight off the world's richest man. And as it turns out, poison pills have a long history in the real estate industry
by Jim Dalrymple II Apr 26
17 things for the wanna-be real estate investor to consider
A photograph of a crowd of people from the back; a sea of heads.
RealtyShare's $20M funding round shows real estate crowdfunding is still hot
by Teke Wiggin Feb 25
Why real estate is overdue for technological evolution
Inefficiency is a catalyst for disruption
by Michael Episcope Sep 16
Avenue to determine daily apartment values emerges
Newly established series computes daily values of REIT-owned assets
by Erik Pisor Jun 1
New funds, joint ventures signal busy second half of 2015
Riskier and rarer development opportunities mean more partnerships
by Erik Pisor Jun 1
Beazer Homes forms REIT with investment group
by Inman May 9
Private sector eyes profits as government budgets shrink
by Steve Bergsman Aug 26