There's no such thing as a binary choice (it's got to be option A or B) when it comes to creating monthly passive income. Investors have dozens of options to choose from, many of which involve publicly-traded securities (and many of which don't). Some investors may choose to look at private investments in rental properties, private equity, and other sources to create meaningful passive income streams for retirement.
The mere hope of maybe becoming a homeowner someday is such a potent motivator that it affects how people work, consume and invest, but many Americans are writing off that dream, researchers said. According to a paper published earlier this month from Northwestern University's Seung Hyeong Lee and the University of Chicago's Younggeun Yoo, younger generations are not just delaying homeownership-they are increasingly giving up on it. That's as the housing affordability crisis has put ownership out of reach for millions. The median house price was 5.81 times the median household income in 2022, up from a ratio of 4.52 in 2010 and 3.57 in 1984. And that doesn't include related costs that have grown like insurance.
Most tenants told me they got nothing. In fact, they've had services removed," said Morrow. CBC Toronto has reached out to Westbury for comment on this case but has not yet heard back from the company. In its application, Westbury maintains it's added a new boiler and hot water system, among other things. Wendy Morrow, with the Federation of Metro Tenants Associations, suggests tenants take the time to go through all the documents presented at their board hearing well beforehand.
In September, home prices rose slightly from the month before, with a median listing price of $532,500. The number of listings on the market shrank 3.1% from last month, which is a bigger decrease than normal for this time of the year in Portland, and homes are also selling slower than at the same time last year. Home prices in Portland Typically, home price per square foot in Portland tend to fall in September.
Digital Realty and a consortium of Equinix and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board are both trying to acquire the Scandinavian company atNorth. Partners Group, the owner of atNorth, is reportedly aiming for around €4.5 billion for the pan-Nordic data center operator. This is according to Bloomberg, based on sources. atNorth operates data centers in Iceland, Denmark, Sweden, and Finland. Partners Group acquired the company in January 2022.
Partners Group, a Swiss private equity and real estate biz which bought atNorth in 2021, is understood to be seeking between €4 billion ($4.6 billion) and €4.5 billion ($5.2 billion), according to Bloomberg and the FT. Now the bidders keen to snatch up the business are reported to include two of the largest multinational datacenter operators, Digital Realty and Equinix. Equinix is working with investors Canada Pension Plan Investment Board.
Deriving its name from the Irish Laoiseach (meaning radiant), this spacious bungalow could turn out to be a bright idea for buyers seeking a home close to the K Club in Co Kildare. Lishandra Manor is a gated development of 10 detached homes in a landscaped estate on the outskirts of Straffan which, along with the famous golf resort, is also home to Steam Museum and Barberstown Castle.
A neighbour who waged a campaign of harassment and "blackmail" against the son of England cricket legend Colin Cowdrey, scuppering the sale of his 3.85m home, is now facing a 500,000 bill after losing a court battle. Film producer Jeremy Cowdrey, 65, whose father famously captained England, successfully sued his neighbour, Vanessa Gibson, over what he alleged were lies that made his sprawling 10-acre country house in Goudhurst, Kent, unsellable.
When Crissy Spivey bought herself a large one-bedroom, one-bath co-op in Brooklyn's Ditmas Park neighborhood in 2018, she had all the space she needed. Shortly before she closed, she met John Richie, who had just moved to New York from New Orleans. Before long, he joined her in the apartment. The following year, the couple's daughter was born and they transformed the place into a two-bedroom with a small office.
Senada Adžem, the executive director of luxury sales at Douglas Elliman, said before she started selling homes in the development, prices averaged around $6 million. Adžem broke the mold when she put a house up for sale in the neighborhood for $20 million in 2018. It took her two years to sell it for the first time, but it then sold several times after that. Just last month the same property, now remodeled, sold to Wahlberg for $37 million.
Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert's ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. National home prices rose +0.1% year-over-year between October 2024 and October 2025, according to the Zillow Home Value Index reading published last week-a decelerated rate from the +2.4% year-over-year rate between October 2023 and October 2024. In the first half of 2025, the number of major metro area housing markets seeing year-over-year declines climbed. That count has since stopped ticking up.
The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area is the world's largest conurbation, with its population anticipated to reach 100 million by 2030. Situated at the southern end of Guangzhou's Nansha District on the western bank of the historic Pearl River, the Greater Bay Area Sports Center will serve as an anchor to the new civic, business, and residential district at the heart of the Greater Bay Area.
Robert AM Stern, an architect who fashioned the New York City skyline with buildings that sought to invoke pre-war splendor but with modern luxury fit for billionaires and movie stars, has died at the age of 86. Dubbed The King of Central Park West by Vanity Fair, Stern was credited with designing 15 Central Park West that, in 2008, was credited as being the highest-priced new apartment building in the history of New York.
From 2003, when he was 19 years old, until 2012, Prince Harry's official residence was at Clarence House in London with his father, Charles III. He had a bedroom and a study in the 19th-century Regency-style estate, which is still the London residence of King Charles. Designed by architect John Nash, the historic house was built between 1825 and 1827 for the Duke of Clarence, who would become King William IV.
It seems like an oversimplification, but many real estate agents don't realize they're using AI, or even interacting with AI that's in large part because agentic AI is becoming more commonplace. AI has already had a meaningful impact on the day-to-day lives of real estate agents, even if they don't realize it whether it's the use of major graphic-design platforms like Canva, social media apps, or embedded AI tools within search engines.
They were the talk of the town for years - those massive, often multi-level, underground extensions dug deep beneath London's most exclusive postcodes, hence the nickname "iceberg" basements. But then the horror stories began, with tales of neighbouring houses collapsing and outrage over the disruption caused by the creation of subterranean swimming pools and cinemas. So, have these mega-basements now fallen out of fashion, or is there still a whir of construction happening beneath our feet?
The Family Zoning Plan applies to nearly 96,000 parcels primarily along transit corridors in the city's western and northern neighborhoods. It does not upzone universally across the city, and avoids parts of the city's eastern and southern neighborhoods that have been rezoned in the past. The plan allows for increases of two to four additional stories in specific areas, primarily near transit lines or other commercial corridors.
Average home prices in these metros fell from $1.04 million to $1.01 million, marking a sharper correction than in the overall national housing market, which remained essentially flat. Listings are also staying on the market longer. Average days on market rose to 73.2 days, up more than 20% compared with last year. Nearly 40% of homes underwent price reductions, signaling an increasingly selective buyer pool.
Realty Income remains a staple in dividend investors' portfolios. The commercial REIT's dividend - which pays out monthly and has for 665 consecutive months - is a large reason investors are confident in the stock moving forward. Another reason: its expanding footprint in the European market that has seen commercial properties with long-term net lease agreements added to its +13,000-property portfolio in the U.K., Spain and other countries.
Maybe we should stop trying to sell the house and instead focus on the positive impact it will have on our buyers' lives. This is the approach Mars Inc. used to sell its Snickers bar. The ad campaign You're not you when you're hungry debuted as a Super Bowl ad in 2010 and featured Betty White. My personal favorite is the Marcia Brady version from 2015.
"Any information you provide to the city - including your address, email and phone number - will become a matter of public record," an Oct. 20 letter from the park's attorney Paul Beard II warned of a questionnaire sent out by city staff. "If you decide to respond," it continued, "the park may need to depose you" as part of litigation between the two, and "it may be advisable for you to hire counsel."
The nation's top-ranked mega team, the Jason Mitchell Group (JMG) has surpassed 1,300 agents, according to an announcement last Wednesday. This represents a 36% increase in agent count over the past year. The team attributed this growth to the firm's business-to-business referral opportunities, which the company said has eliminated significant overhead and lead generation costs for its agents. Looking ahead, JMG said it is continuing to project these levels of growth for the next year and into the future.
Buying a home in the UK while living abroad can feel like a challenge, but it doesn't have to be overwhelming. Expat mortgages are designed specifically for people living overseas who want to buy property back home. With the right planning and expert guidance, the process can be far more straightforward than you might expect. Want to find out more? Keep on reading.
I moved from Newport News, Virginia, to Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 2022 because of the Tulsa Remote program. It was around Christmastime of 2021, and I was looking for a new opportunity. I had just moved to Newport News from Virginia Beach just for that year. I really needed a change of pace, and I got introduced to MakeYourMove.com. I saw that a bunch of different cities had incentives for remote workers at the time.