San Antonio Express-News, March 19, 2022–Stephanie Reyes (subscription)This is National Women’s History Month and a time to celebrate the achievements of women everywhere. It’s also a time to take stock …
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Condo Deconversions: Struggling Associations Look to Multifamily Investors
Urban Land Magazine, Mar. 23, 2022–Alby GallunOntario Place, a 51-story condominium tower in downtown Chicago, is undergoing a messy metamorphosis. It opened as an apartment building in 1983 and went …
Would-Be Home Buyers May be Forced to Rent the American Dream, Rather Than Buy It
60 Minutes (CBS), March 20, 2022–Lesley StahlWhy are rents rising so much? Well, it turns out big Wall Street firms are playing a role, but we found the fundamental problem …
Public Meetings Thwart Housing Reform Where It Is Needed Most
Governing.com, March 18, 2022–Jake BlumgartPublic engagement can have downsides. Neighborhood participation in the housing permitting process makes existing political inequalities worse, limits housing supply and contributes to the affordability crisis.https://www-governing-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.governing.com/now/public-meetings-thwart-housing-reform-where-it-is-needed-most?
2022 CRE Outlook Gets a Second Look
GlobeSt.com, March 17, 2022–Brian LeeThe U.S. economy, including much of commercial real estate, bounced back in record fashion from the pandemic in 2021, but faces major question marks this year …
How SEC’s Climate Rule Would Impact REITs
Commercial Property Executive, March 23, 2022–Therese FitzgeraldThe federal government is codifying for real estate investment trusts and other public companies what’s increasingly becoming conventional wisdom: Investors care about climate change …
Rural Lending Covers A Lot Of Ground
National Mortgage Professional, March 22, 2022–Lew SichelmanEveryone knows Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, but there are two other federal housing programs that few in the general public knows about. One …
Debt, Equity and a Legacy: An Interview With JLL’s Jody Thornton
Dallas Business Journal, March 22, 2022–Anna Butler (subscription)From his roots in Fort Worth to his decades of capital markets experience, Jody Thornton, JLL’s president, Capital Markets, Americas, discusses the evolution …
As Rents Soar, States Take Aim at Local Zoning Rules
Stateline/Pew Charitable Trusts, March 17, 2022–Kristian HernándezOne solution to the affordable housing problem is to build more housing. To advance that goal, state lawmakers in Arizona, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts and …
St. Petersburg Group Wants to Bargain with Landlords for Affordable Housing
Tampa Bay Times, March 18, 2021–Colleen WrightThe group demanding that St. Petersburg City Hall declare a state of emergency to address steep rent increases is now shifting its focus from …