How a 1031 Exchange Lets Landlords Defer Capital Gains Tax
The mechanics behind Section 1031: what property qualifies, the 45-day and 180-day clocks, and why a small landlord cannot act as their own intermediary.
David JordanProperty News
Rule changes, rate decisions, portfolio sales and rental regulation as they land, filtered for what alters a landlord's costs or duties this quarter.
What a 6.65 Percent Mortgage Rate Does to Small-Landlord Math
David Jordan
HUD Tests Landlord Incentives as Voucher Funding Grows for 2026
A Moving to Work cohort is evaluating whether landlord incentives raise voucher participation, while FY2026 appropriations increased Section 8 renewal funding.
Rosa Marchetti
Mortgage Rates Held in the Mid-6 Percent Range Into Early July
The Freddie Mac survey put the 30-year fixed near 6.43 percent in the week before July 9, 2026 — roughly 40 basis points below a year earlier.
David Jordan
Massachusetts Rent Control Question Advances Toward the November Ballot
A statewide initiative capping annual rent increases at CPI or 5 percent cleared first-round signatures in December 2025 and needs a second round by early July 2026.
David Jordan