Homeownership is a critical building block of household wealth, a fact that's obscured by the traditional comparison of renting and owning costs. The post The Misleading Math Behind the Rent vs. Buy ...

Learn about Effective Gross Income (EGI)—the sum of potential gross rental income and other income minus vacancy and ...

This biweekly sponsored column is written by the experts at Gordon James Realty, a local property management firm that specializes in residential real estate, commercial real estate and home owner ...

Calculating return on investment (ROI) on a rental property is essential for understanding its profitability and making informed decisions as an investor. ROI measures how much profit you’re ...

In my last commentary, I wrote about the misleading math behind the rent vs. buy calculation. My main point was that focusing on the direct, total monthly costs of renting vs. buying misses the ...

Property depreciation is the gradual reduction in the value of a property over time due to factors like wear and tear, which can be used for tax deduction purposes. Property depreciation is typically ...

Like those all over the country, the Altoona Housing Authority is preparing to adjust how it calculates rents for tenants based on a 2016 law whose main provisions go into effect Jan. 1. “It’s a big ...

Q: I'm a new manager of a small apartment complex and would like to know how to figure out prorated rent for February. Is it the same amount as if the month had 30 or 31 days? A: Prorated rent is the ...