by Eric Krattenstein | Jul 6, 2026
Key Takeaways ADU build costs typically run $150–$300 per square foot in 2026 with garage conversions from about $80,000 and detached new builds reaching $200,000–$400,000. The U.S. already has roughly 1.4 million single-family homes with ADUs and California now...
by Eric Krattenstein | Jul 2, 2026
Key Takeaways Build-to-rent starts fell 19% in 2025 to 68,000 units (from 84,000 in 2024) as financing costs squeezed marginal deals — but the strategy still pencils where the fundamentals hold. 82% of the BTR construction pipeline is in the Sun Belt, with Phoenix...
by Eric Krattenstein | Jun 18, 2026
Hurricane season started June 1, 2026 with NOAA forecasting below-normal Atlantic activity for the first time in four years. The Florida insurance market is simultaneously executing its first broad rate cuts since 2019. The three moves smart investors are making this...
by Eric Krattenstein | Jun 15, 2026
DSCR cash-out refinance math depends on four things that rarely all line up at once: where the equity goes, whether the new DSCR still clears the floor, what the rate differential looks like between current and new pricing, and how long the property gets held. The...
by Eric Krattenstein | Jun 11, 2026
Indianapolis quietly became one of the most balanced investor markets in the Midwest while attention chased cooling Sunbelt cities. The ZIP-level map drawn from Zillow Home Value Index and HUD Fair Market Rent data, the Indiana constitutional 2% property tax cap that...
