Brai is the founder of SW4 Insights, a public policy advisory firm based in Washington D.C. He has over a decade of experience as a journalist and consultant covering finance and economic policy, with ...

Scott Trench says he prefers to buy rental properties the traditional way: with a 25% down payment. The BiggerPockets CEO says he's built up a portfolio of 13 units over 9 years doing this. In a ...

26-year-old Anirudh Kaushik decided to purchase a home in San Francisco during the pandemic. He chose a tenancy-in-common, or TIC, ownership model with an adjustable-rate mortgage. Kaushik shared the ...

Tax rates vary by location and typically range from 0.5% to 2.5% of assessed property value. Higher rates often correlate with better public services and school systems. Communities with extensive ...

If you buy a multiunit property and plan to live in one of the units, you can finance it as a primary residence. If you don't plan to live in one of the units, you'll need an investment property ...

To read more of The Economist’s data journalism visit our Graphic detail page. FOR YEARS new home-buyers in America have enjoyed lower housing payments than renters. Between 2011 and 2020 the monthly ...