This Month In Real Estate Investing

We break down fraud risks, market shifts, AI disruption, and luxury housing trends, showing how investors can navigate a rapidly changing landscape filled with both opportunity and serious risk.

This Month's News Items:

• Agent Pleads Guilty in $11M Embezzlement Case
• Downtown LA Market Shift as Tenants Buy Buildings
• Real Estate Recovery Begins to Take Shape
• Cybercrime Hits $20.8B, Real Estate Fraud Rises
• AI Shopping Agents Set to Resha...

This month’s TMIREI episode breaks down rising fraud, shifting investor strategies, global conflict impacts, and new regulations shaping the housing market as 2026 unfolds with uncertainty and opportunity.

This Month's News Items:

• Los Angeles Woman Faces 24 Years in Prison for Real Estate Fraud
• War With Iran Raises Concerns for U.S. Housing Market
• Real Estate Investors Pull Back From Florida Markets
• Experts Say No Major Housing Mark...

Fraud headlines, record luxury prices, rising defaults, and foreign capital flows collide in February 2026. TMIREI breaks down the shifting credit cycle, AI office fears, and liquidity pressure reshaping how disciplined investors approach buy-and-hold strategy today.

This Month's News Items:

• Private Clubs Replace Mall Anchors
• College Park Seeks $600K Back
• Urban Multifamily Fraud Risks Rise
• Foreign Capital Fuels U.S. Housing
• $5M S...

January 2026 exposes a housing landscape defined by fraud, lawsuits, policy risk, buyer hesitation, and collapsing trust, forcing investors to rethink assumptions as pressure builds across every layer of the market.

This month's news items:

• Big Changes Coming to Real Estate in 2026
• Fort Worth Couple Pleads Guilty to $5M Fraud
• 2026 Real Estate Outlook
• San Diego Man Charged in Investment Fraud
• South Fulton Rental Scam Leaves Family...

This Year in Real Estate Investing 2025 breaks down the policy shocks, capital shifts, cultural changes, and financial realities that quietly reset the housing market and forced investors to rethink risk, strategy, and long-term positioning.

This year's top news items:

• Tariffs Froze New Development
• CTA Compliance Rule Disappeared
• Institutions Chose Industrial
• Rent Control Drew a Line
• 1031 and Bonus Depreciation Survived
• California...

November brings a surge of chaos across markets as data centers expand, scams multiply, policies shift, and investors rethink their strategy. This month’s roundup reveals a landscape transforming faster than anyone expected.

This month's news items:

• Data Center Domination
• Scottsdale Fake Heirs Home Sale Scam
• Fannie Mae Kills Credit Wall
• Mamdani’s Landlord Government Blueprint
• Trump’s 50 Year Mortgage Shock
• California SB 79 Six Sto...

October 2025 brought scandal, scams, and seismic shifts. From Vegas Ponzi schemes to Baltimore fraud and a nationwide rent freeze, TMIREI unpacks the chaos and the hidden opportunities driving the new investor reality.

This month's news items:

• Phony NYC Broker Runs $25K Rental Scam
• Texas Couple Busted for $1.6M Deed Fraud
• $19M Wire Fraud Exposes Mortgage Cyber Weakness
• Gov’t Shutdown Adds Uncertainty to Housing Market
• Billionaire...

September 2025 unleashes a storm of scams, lawsuits, billionaire empires, and bold reinvention across the industry. From fraud and title pirates to mega investors and rent control battles, this month’s TMIREI covers it all.

This month's news items:

• Indiana Men Sentenced Marfa Wire Fraud  
• Mega Investors Snapping Up Properties  
• Floral Park Attorney Guilty $1.7M Theft  
• Calvin Harris $22.5M Fraud Accusation  
• Title Pirates Targeting V...

August 2025 delivers one of the most dramatic months yet; executive shootings, fraud schemes, lawsuits, deregulation, and collapsing confidence. TMIREI unpacks the chaos, showing how every headline shakes investor trust and reshapes tomorrow!

This month's news items:

- Texas Senate Approves Deed Fraud Bill

- Blackstone Exec Shot, Fund Fallout

- Milwaukee Businessman Charged With Investor Fraud

- U.S. Sues Developer Over Native Artifa...

TMIREI dives into July’s seismic market events, from tax victories and broker defiance to massive fraud, floods, and innovation. Discover how investors can pivot fast to stay ahead and turn chaos into opportunity.

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TMIREI June 2025 pulls back the curtain on mansion taxes, wholesaler regulations, blockchain fraud, and explosive lawsuits shaking the investing world.

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• New Jersey Mansion Tax Hike Backlash
• NH Warns of Quit Claim Deed Fraud
• Florida Rental Scam Exposes Deepfakes
• Co-L...

From explosive fraud cases to billion-dollar developments and a looming recession, May’s TMIREI episode breaks down everything shaking the investor world, plus dramatic headlines from Missouri, Miami, Los Angeles, and beyond.

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This Month in Real Estate Investing, April 2025: This explosive April recap breaks down soaring tariffs, market collapses, fraud scandals, and hidden opportunities. If you're an investor who craves truth and timing, this month’s TMIREI delivers your survival guide.

This month's news items:

• Seattle Market Awakens with Spring Surge

• Trump Tariffs Threaten Housing Costs

• Broker Busted in $3M Fake Listings Scheme

• Co-Living Collaps...

From tax hikes to billionaire warnings and nationwide scandals, March 2025 was wild for the market. This TMIREI episode breaks down all the drama, danger, and opportunity shaping your investing decisions right now.

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This Month’s News Items:

• Illinois Property Taxes Double In 2025
• Trump’s Canadian Tariffs
• Las Vegas Real Estate Mogul Federal Indictment
• Multifamily Compound At An Ugly Price
• Wells F...

Real estate is spiraling—home sales plummet, fraud surges, and luxury buyers take over. From abductions to price-fixing, the housing market is more volatile than ever. Here’s what you need to know before making your next move.

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This Month’s News Items:

• U.S. Construction Hiring Hits 5-Year Low
• Real Estate Commissions Unchanged Post-NAR Rule Change
• Huntsville Realtor Abducted, 5 Arrest Warr...

Wildfires, skyrocketing rents, and Wall Street’s verdict on overpriced homes—January 2025’s real estate market is making waves. Don’t miss this deep dive into the month’s biggest stories and strategies!

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This Month’s News Items

• Homeowners Have Death Grip On Properties With No Plans To Sell
• U.S. Rents Ended 2024 at Lowest Level in Three Years
• California Palisades Inferno
• 5-Year Real Estate In...

2024 has been a whirlwind for real estate investors, and we’re here to break it all down!

Join host James A. Brown and an all-star panel of industry experts as we tackle the most talked-about topics of 2024. From commission shake-ups and office vacancies to political firestorms and game-changing tech, no stone is left unturned.

Get ready for bold insights, lively debates, and actionable advice to navigate the ever-changing market....

From distressed assets to regulatory crackdowns, the October 2024 real estate scene is shifting fast. Discover what’s changing for investors and how you can leverage these trends in your own portfolio!

This Month's News Items:

• US Office Real Estate Market Bottoming 
• Summit County To Remove Unlicensed Short-Term Rentals
• Vance Owns Shares That Sells to Foreign Investors
• Are Real Estate Investment Opps Growing
• Post-Hurric...

This Month In Real Estate Investing is the monthly United States Real Estate Investor show featuring your favorite REI personalities discussing the month’s news, trends, economics, culture, and much more.

This Month's News Items:

• Colorado Mountain Towns Full of Vacant Trophy Homes and Short-Term Rentals
• Removing Texas Property Taxes Could Double Sales Tax
• Gavin Newsom Vetoes Bill Helping Undocumented Immigrants Buy Homes
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