Why US retiree in Mexico chose not to cash in
The resort town of Mazatlán, Mexico — where I lived from 2006 until last month — is one of the best spots to witness the total solar eclipse on April …
Housing rental
RealPage antitrust lawsuits allege collusion among corporate landlords
A group of renters in the U.S. say their landlords are using software to deliver inflated rent hikes. “We’ve been told as tenants by employees of Equity that the software …
How to use rent-reporting services to build, improve credit
Luis Alvarez | Digitalvision | Getty Images While rent payments do not traditionally affect your credit, a growing number of so-called rent-reporting services are trying to change that. These services …
Want to buy property in the UK? Now could be the time, experts say
Luxury properties in the Kensington and Chelsea district of London, UK, on Monday, Aug. 21, 2023. Jason Alden | Bloomberg | Getty Images The U.K. property market has been a …
How house hacking is helping Gen Z, millennials become homeowners
A couple assembling furniture. Drazen_ | E+ | Getty Images Gen Z and millennials are “hacking” the housing market as high prices and interest rates make affordability difficult. The term …
German housebuilding is collapsing — and could drag the economy down
A construction site of residential buildings on the Elbe dike near downtown Wittenberg. Soeren Stache | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Germany’s Olaf Scholz once set the goal of building …
Hong Kong property prices won’t rise quickly as measures are relaxed
Residential buildings in Hong Kong, China on October 23, 2023. Vernon Yuen | Nurphoto | Getty Images Hong Kong’s leader John Lee this week eased the city’s decade-old residential property …
Digital nomads can live for free in Sardinia — here’s how to apply
Clarese Partis, a 39-year-old software designer from Los Angeles, has always wanted to work from an offbeat spot far from the crowds. So when she was offered such an …
How Wall Street’s REIT giants are reshaping U.S. real estate
U.S real estate investment trusts today manage $4.5 trillion in real estate worldwide. Many groups on Wall Street offer these tax-friendly funds to retail investors. KKR’s real estate business is …
Experts explain how to protect your money
One of the key reasons renters are getting caught in the crossfire of the mortgage rates is that it is increasing rental demand, said Oliver Knight, head of residential development …