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Invitation Homes is likely the second largest homeowner in the Las Vegas Valley
A Dallas-based, Wall Street-traded firm owns 3,397 rental homes in the Las Vegas Valley, according to the company.
Invitation Homes, a publicly traded real estate investment trust, confirmed the number in an email response to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. The company, with a current market cap of $18.5 billion, owns approximately 85,138 homes ...Read more
Real estate Q&A: Do we need to undo converted garage built by previous owner?
Q: We bought a house a few years ago that has a converted garage, which the seller told us was done by the book. When we recently put in a shed, the town sent someone out to inspect it. The inspector noticed our converted garage and wrote us a citation. Now they are saying we need to remove the improvements and turn it back into a garage. Do we ...Read more

Graffiti-tarnished towers in downtown LA remain in limbo
LOS ANGELES — Early last year, vandals breached fencing, climbed dozens of flights of stairs and painted bold, colorful graffiti on the exterior of three unfinished high-rises that make up the abandoned Oceanwide Plaza development.
The so-called Graffiti Towers — visible from great distances on the 110 Freeway and looming over thousands of ...Read more

A second act for empty office space? How skyscrapers in downtown LA could ease the housing crisis
LOS ANGELES — The transformation of a sleek, granite-clad office tower on the edge of the 110 Freeway into deluxe apartments is about to begin, and developer Garrett Lee thinks the nearly 40-year-old building can be competitive with downtown L.A.’s much newer upmarket housing.
A mock-up of an apartment assembled in the L.A. Care tower on ...Read more

Four years after inflation first spiked, Americans' wages are still falling behind -- and a slower job market isn't helping
Three years ago, when inflation was rising at the fastest pace in almost half a century, Lori Schkufza could still see the silver linings. She had a full-time job with benefits as a digital animator. Even though her expenses had grown, her income had increased, too.
Now, however, the 38-year-old Buffalo, New York, resident has been out of a job...Read more

Tokenized stock trading: The huge risks in moving stocks to blockchain
The cryptocurrency industry has lately begun to heavily promote tokenized stocks, but what exactly are they? More importantly, what advantages do tokenized stocks offer — especially when investors already have safe, no-cost fractional share trading at many brokers?
A tokenized stock is a fancy way of saying that ownership of a stock can be ...Read more

The 7 worst investment decisions beginners can make
Making the decision to start investing is one of the best decisions you can make. Investing is an important step toward building wealth and achieving your financial goals. However, successful investing can be difficult and there are some key mistakes you’ll want to avoid.
Here are the top seven investment mistakes beginners make when they ...Read more

Will Los Angeles ever get enough housing? The future holds promise
Over the last century, L.A.'s love affair with the single-family home has created a suburban sprawl of epic proportions.
Three bedrooms. A white-picket fence. A square of grass for the barbecue.
But for many, the dream of home ownership will never be realized. Home prices have soared, wages haven't kept pace, and more than half of L.A. ...Read more

Miami adds incentives for high-rises up to 1 mile from rail stations
A new zoning program in the city of Miami will allow for denser developments in a radius of up to a mile around existing and planned Metrorail and commuter rail stations, including Brightline stations, inside city boundaries.
Within those zones, developers can apply to build high-rise residential and commercial projects with considerably more ...Read more
Real estate Q&A: How can we stop complaining neighbor's harassing behavior?
Q: I’m seeking advice regarding a neighbor who has repeatedly filed unfounded complaints to city authorities about several properties in our neighborhood, including ours. Although most complaints were unfounded, we still had to contend with the stress and inconvenience of dealing with code enforcement. We believe this behavior has escalated ...Read more

Inflation stayed steady last month as Trump's tariffs hit some prices -- here's what might feel most expensive
Inflation didn’t improve last month, suggesting that businesses may be starting to pass along higher costs from tariffs onto the prices that you see on store shelves.
Consumer prices rose 0.2% between June and July, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)’ latest monthly consumer price index (CPI) report. Excluding food and energy...Read more

Stagflation concerns ripple through Wall Street as tariffs hit
Wall Street strategists are sounding alarms that the U.S. economy is drifting toward stagflation as the impact of trade tariffs start to show up, potentially restricting the ability of the Federal Reserve to slash interest-rates.
While investors have so far largely shrugged off the warning signs, data is suggesting an approaching period of ...Read more
Real estate Q&A: Do I really need my own insurance policy in a condo?
Q: Our condo is raising our monthly assessments again, this time claiming that the building’s insurance went up. Since our building has insurance, we are not sure why we need to have our own policy and are considering dropping our individual policy to save some money. Do you have any thoughts on this? — Cathy
A: Purchasing a condo apartment...Read more

Distrust in US inflation data threatens $2 trillion market
A $2 trillion market for securities linked to U.S. inflation data could be the first area of Treasuries that would crack if the Bureau of Labor Statistics is politicized, according to bond investors.
After President Donald Trump fired BLS chief Erika McEntarfer on Friday following a weak jobs report and said the figures were “rigged,” ...Read more
Wall Street is warning investors to get ready for stocks to drop
A chorus of stock market prognosticators at some of Wall Street’s biggest firms is warning clients to prepare for a pullback as sky-high equity valuations slam into souring economic data.
On Monday, Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank AG and Evercore ISI all cautioned that the S&P 500 Index is due for a near-term drop in the weeks and months ahead...Read more

Vanguard's first 'outsider' boss looks to innovate with AI, private investments
Vanguard Group has added more than $1 trillion in customer assets, from stock-market gains and new investments, since Salim Ramji was named the first outsider to run the 50-year-old, Malvern, Pennsylvania-based investment giant last year.
But that kind of growth isn’t unusual at Vanguard, which has added $7 trillion in customer assets, in the...Read more

7 ways to teach your kids about investing today to set them up for future success
The habits we learn as children often stick with us through adulthood, and so it goes with financial habits, too, according to a recent Bankrate survey. Bankrate’s 2025 Financial Habits Survey revealed that Americans who had a strong financial education as children were more likely to use those habits as adults. Unfortunately, the survey also ...Read more

If you're a fan of sports betting or casino gambling, you won't be a fan of the new tax law
The house always wins in gambling, and soon it could feel like Uncle Sam does too. That’s because gamblers face what amounts to a tax hike beginning in 2026: They’ll no longer be able to deduct the full amount of their wagering losses.
New rules included in the massive tax bill that was signed into law in July will reduce the tax deduction ...Read more

Zillow violated copyright in rental listings, competitor alleges
Seattle-based Zillow is in hot water over the photos that populate its rapidly growing selection of rental listings. And another Seattle listings company could soon face similar trouble.
Virginia-based listing website CoStar sued Zillow on Wednesday, alleging Zillow illegally uses CoStar’s photos in a “widespread and systematic” pattern ...Read more

Are Philadelphia's historic preservation regulations too strict?
PHILADELPHIA — Jonathan Hessney moved to Philadelphia in 2021, settling his family in a Washington Square West home that dates to the 1970s.
So he was confused when he heard last year that the neighborhood — including many buildings of more recent vintage like his — was becoming a historic district, under the purview of the city’s ...Read more
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- Real estate Q&A: Do we need to undo converted garage built by previous owner?
- Graffiti-tarnished towers in downtown LA remain in limbo
- A second act for empty office space? How skyscrapers in downtown LA could ease the housing crisis
- Invitation Homes is likely the second largest homeowner in the Las Vegas Valley
- Real estate Q&A: How can we stop complaining neighbor's harassing behavior?