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Buying a home takes about six months, give or take, from beginning your search to signing the final papers. While that might seem longer than expected, there’s good news for buyers: the market is handing buyers more of the negotiating power than it has in years. There are still far more sellers than buyers in most markets, giving buyers leverage throughout much of the home buying process. Sellers are continuing to offer concessions, like closing cost credits and rate buydowns, at some of the highest rates on record, creating opportunities to lower your upfront costs or monthly payments.  Whether you’re…

Nykia Wright spent her Inman Connect San Diego session sharing her thoughts on media coverage of NAR and detailing how NAR has rebuilt its legal team, restructured internally and worked to close the trust gap with members since the Sitzer-Burnett settlement. SAN DIEGO — Nykia Wright didn’t hold back when asked about media coverage of the National Association of Realtors at Inman Connect San Diego. During the event’s NAR Unfiltered session, Wright had a candid conversation with Inman CEO Tom Bohn, who asked the NAR CEO whether trade outlets like Inman are doing a good job covering the association’s successes…

In This Article If you’ve been in real estate for a while, you’ve probably heard investors talk about cost segregation like it’s something you have to do the same year you close on a property: Get the study done fast, take the bonus depreciation, and be done. So what happens if you bought the property three years ago? Five years ago? Ten? Here’s the good news: You didn’t miss the window. You just need a different kind of study. “Look-Back” Studies Explained A look-back study (also called a retroactive cost segregation study) is exactly what it sounds like. Instead of…

Bausch & Lomb CEO: the AI hysteria is nothing new | Fortune Brent Saunders is one of the most successful value creators in the history of health care. As the CEO and Chairman of Bausch + Lomb, Brent oversees a team of approximately 13,000 people who deliver innovative solutions to protect and enhance the gift of sight for millions of individuals worldwide. He has been the driving force behind numerous health care and pharmaceutical mega deals that have resulted in tremendous benefits for patients, shareholders and employees. These include Allergan plc.’s $63 billion acquisition by Abbvie…

This is how to analyze a rental property step-by-step in 2026. You don’t need to do any complicated math, you don’t need to sign up for a course, and you don’t need to have previous rental property experience. I’ve tweaked this process over the past fifteen years of investing to ensure it gets me the best returns possible while being so conservative that it’s hard to get it wrong.Today, I’m showing you exactly how to do rental property analysis like a pro, even if this is your first investment property.I took a real property from Zillow to analyze in this…

Key takeaways: Get your finances in order: Having a clear picture of your finances, including how much you have saved for a down payment, current credit score, and overall budget can help streamline the process and reduce unexpected expenses. Work with a trusted real estate agent: An experienced agent can offer helpful guidance through the buying process in addition to negotiating on your behalf.  Don’t be afraid to negotiate: Buyers have the upper hand in roughly 70% of U.S. housing markets, so don’t be afraid to negotiate on price, repairs, closing costs, or timeline.  The U.S. housing…

In This Article Sponsored by PropStream As a real estate investor, you already know that finding deals is the cornerstone of building a successful business. Building a list of potential sellers is pretty straightforward these days—there are software tools that can easily generate a list of 500 potential leads. So, not knowing how or where to find leads is definitely not an issue.  The issue is that you diligently mailed and called everyone on your huge list, got a very low response rate, and concluded that “marketing doesn’t work.” Maybe these data tool-generated lists are overhyped? Maybe you should go…

Dave:Two thirds of every single mortgage in the United States flow through just three massive government entities, Fannie Mae, Jennie Mae, and Freddie Mac. These companies operate behind the scenes. You may not often think of them, but they are a massive part of the infrastructure that makes the housing market actually run. And the Trump administration is proposing changes that could radically shape how they work. He’s talking about taking Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac public, and this would not be a normal IPO. Changing the ownership structure and the government’s role in these companies wouldn’t just make them…

Felipe W., a 20-something Yelp Elite reviewer in Dallas, put it bluntly when describing what he looks for before spending money at a new restaurant. “In reviews, I want things that you can’t quantify so easily from the website or before you walk in. What makes it different than other places? What’s their business model like? Am I paying for the vibes?” It’s a question that cuts to the center of a contradiction defining an entire generation’s economic behavior. Gen Z has built a reputation as anti-capitalist in spirit — skeptical of corporations, vocal about inequality, allergic to anything that…

For many workers in the United States (and around the world for that matter), the American Dream is a beacon of hope: The idea that anyone, regardless of social class or where they were born, can prosper and succeed if they work hard enough. Susan Wachter is a professor of real estate and finance at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and in an article published yesterday, she evaluated how the American Dream is faring as the U.S. turns 250 years old. Prof. Wachter writes that “in the 20th century, the American Dream entailed a familiar sequence: finish…