5 Years After the Passive Income Craze, Rental Properties Have Proved To Be Anything But

In 2021, William and Josh Lemmon started buying single-family homes in Akron, OH, for as little as $60,000 and renting them out for as much as $1,000 per month. “The rents [we could charge compared] to the cost of buying it were insane,” William tells Realtor.com®. “So we jumped in on it.” It was th

Greystone’s new $137M fund lands as LIHTC investment rises

Eight months ago, Greystone Real Estate Capital was just getting started raising money for affordable housing projects. It has now closed its second fund in less than a year, drawing three existing institutional investors and five new ones. Greystone’s latest fund brought in $137 million, pushing th

loanDepot asks judge to toss West Capital Lending complaint

loanDepot has asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit accusing the lender of violating federal loan originator compensation rules, arguing that mortgage brokerage West Capital Lending (WCL) lacks standing to sue and is improperly trying to use consumer protection laws to pursue a competitive busi

Foreclosures Rise in First Half of 2026, Report Finds

As pending home sales reports suggest a slower summer market, foreclosures on homes are ticking up. Over 200,000 properties across the U.S. saw foreclosure filings in the first half of 2026, per the latest Mid-Year U.S. Foreclosure Market Report compiled by ATTOM Data.  One in every 632 properties a