Six Things First-Time Buyers Consistently Get Wrong
The recurring mistakes we see in first purchases, and what to do instead.
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Practical analysis from our editors on markets, underwriting, policy, and the parts of real estate that are more complicated than they look.
Buying
Investing
How to Read a Seller's Rental Pro Forma Without Getting Fooled
The eight line items sellers manipulate, and how to reconstruct real numbers from actuals.
Housing Market
Rent or Buy? A Framework That Survives Changing Rates
Why the answer depends on your horizon and transaction costs more than on any headline rate.
Insurance
Why Insurance Became the Affordability Story
Premium increases have overtaken taxes as the fastest-growing line in many housing budgets.
Investing
Cap Rate Is a Price, Not a Return
The most misused metric in real estate, explained properly.
Investing
House Hacking: The Most Capital-Efficient Entry Into Real Estate
Why buying a two- to four-unit property you live in beats almost every other first move.
Property Management
Five Tenant Screening Mistakes That Create Legal Exposure
The screening errors that produce fair housing complaints and bad placements.
Housing Market
The Lock-In Effect and Why Inventory Stayed Tight
How a large stock of below-market mortgages reshaped housing supply.