The Wall Street Journal, Feb. 9, 2025-Rebecca PiciottoSAN MARINO, Calif.—In an upscale Los Angeles suburb around 10 miles from a neighborhood charred by recent wildfires, unscathed seven-figure homes sit on …
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Aging Boomers Are About to Rekindle the Senior-Housing Market
The Wall Street Journal, Feb. 11, 2025-Peter GrantSenior housing has been one of the biggest disappointments for commercial real-estate investors. Now thanks to millions of aging baby boomers, that may …

Apartment Investment Market Thaws Despite High Interest Rates
Globe St., Feb. 10, 2025-Erika MorphyAs the apartment investment market navigates through 2025, a new normal is emerging, shaped by the lingering effects of high interest rates and evolving economic …

What Deregulation Could Mean for CRE Bank Lending
Commercial Property Executive, February 5, 2025-Patricia KirkLast week, President Trump issued an executive order to Federal agencies to cut 10 regulations for every new one they institute. This regulation-light approach …

Real Estate Finance’s January Thaw
Commercial Property Executive, February 3, 2025-Suzann D. SilvermanLast month’s frigid temperatures did not include the usual break this year, but the economic climate for real estate finance did. And hopefully …

Climate Change Could Erase $1.4 Trillion in Real Estate Value: Report
Axios, Feb. 3, 2025-Andrew FreedmanA novel new report combining several strands of research finds that human-driven climate change could result in $1.47 trillion in net property value losses from rising …

MBA Seeks Clarification on OMB Directive
Mortgage Professional America, Jan. 30, 2025-Jonalyn CuetoThe Mortgage Bankers Association is calling on federal agencies to clarify whether a recent Office of Management and Budget (OMB) directive applies to single-family …

MBA’s Bob Broeksmit on Housing Policy Priorities in a New Administration
HousingWire podcast, Jan. 30, 2025–Sarah WheelerHousingWire Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler interviewed Bob Broeksmit, CMB, president and CEO of the Mortgage Bankers Association, about the trade group’s priorities under the …

Office Investment Increases for First Time Since 2021
Globe St., Jan. 29, 2025-Kristen SmithbergInvestors are keeping a close eye on the US office sector after half a decade of turmoil, looking for deals on premium properties they can …

‘We Have to Figure This Out’: Rising Flood Risks Delivers Double Blow to Communities With Housing Shortages
Politico, Jan. 29, 2025-Jordan Wolman, Catherine Allen and Jessie BlaeserA little-noticed flood last summer in an Illinois city that left one dead and swallowed up homes and businesses after heavy …