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fromBusiness Insider
1 week agoHigh mortgage rates come back to bite real estate investors who bet on rising rents
Applying for a home loan is a pain. You have to produce a heap of documents - bank statements, tax returns, employment records, tallies of investment accounts - to prove the stability of your financial footing, then wait for a mortgage underwriter to comb through all of it before giving you the thumbs up. I spoke with one exasperated homebuyer who described the process as a "borderline invasion of privacy."
Real estate
fromSFGATE
2 months ago'The year of the mouse': Tahoe can't keep up with an outbreak of rats and mice
The makings of a midnight mouse snack were left in the middle of the living room floor of our vacation rental in Lake Tahoe: shredded paper and bits of granola, taken from an open backpack. The evidence was enough to lead some of my family to believe we weren't the only ones in the house. I'd seen similar rodent leftovers before, and my mind was made up.
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UK politics
fromIrish Independent
6 months agoFears new rent controls will lead to landlords hoarding properties
Government's rent control policies may deter landlords from renting properties, delaying market stabilization.
Reforms to rental zones will take years to impact housing supply and rental prices.
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