The market for rental apartment buildings is tumbling at its fastest-rate since 2009 in the wake of the Great Financial Crisis. The Washington Post obtained data from research firm CoStar Group that show a 74 percent year-over-year drop in sales in the first quarter of 2023. The report found that the decline is partly the result of higher interest rates pushing up financing costs for investors. The recent banking crisis has also been a damper on the market.
Karla Dennis, CEO and founder of Karla Dennis & Associates Inc., joined Cheddar News to explain what's needed in order to file for a tax extension and avoid penalties.
Irrigreen, an irrigation system startup that develops robotic sprinkler systems for homeowners and recently, recently secured $15 million in seed funding. Shane Dyer, CEO and co-founder of Irrigreen, joined Cheddar News to explain the benefits of the company's system that saves water with less equipment.
Automakers around the world are betting big on electric vehicles. Cheddar News took a peek at some of the models of the electric future at the New York International Auto Show.
Stocks closed mixed ahead of the release of more economic data. Matthew Johnson, president of Johnson Wealth & Income Management, joined Cheddar News to also weigh in on last week's jobs data and the status of the country's labor market and what that could mean for another Fed decision.