Multi-Housing News, March 23, 2021–Gail KalinoskiNearly all of the 50 largest metro areas have become less affordable for renters and first-time homebuyers since 2001, forcing low- and moderate-income residents to …
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The CFPB Turns An Eye Toward the Multifamily Sector
GlobeSt.com, March 19, 2021–Lynn PollackA new report from the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau shows the agency is monitoring the plight of struggling renters and the multifamily rental marketplace. But the …
Recognizing CRE’s Gender Equality Champions
GlobeSt.com, March 22, 2021–Ingrid TunbergThe commercial real estate industry has been increasingly called upon to correct and amplify its protocols regarding gender inequality. As more executives begin to recognize the …
Rents for the Rich are Plummeting. Rents for the Poor are Rising. Why?
Washington Post, March 22, 2021–Catherine RampellThe rental housing market over the past year has seen rent hikes on lower-quality housing, generally occupied by the most financially insecure tenants, and steep …
StackedUP: Talking With the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Mike Flood
Akerman Podcast, March 3, 2021–Anne Marie Garavaglia and Beau BakerAkerman law firm’s StackedUP podcast interviewed Mortgage Bankers Association Senior Vice President Mike Flood on topics including MBA’s February virtual CREF …
Non-Traded REIT Fundraising Could Surge to $15B in 2021
Wealth Management, March 2, 2021–Beth Mattson-TeigCapital flows into non-traded REITs appear poised to leap higher following what has been a rollercoaster year of fundraising.https://www.wealthmanagement.com/reits/non-traded-reit-fundraising-could-surge-15b-2021?
Commercial Real Estate Basics: Underwriting Office and Valuation Starts April 15
This MBA Education course will help participants understand the basic concepts of underwriting an office property. It reviews the nuances of the office product, how office income and expenses are derived, important office lease clauses, and how the office product is valued.
California Bill Would Lean on Cities to Build Multifamily Housing
San Francisco Chronicle, Feb. 18, 2021–Alexei KoseffCalifornia State Sen. Scott Wiener will seek to loosen restrictions on how much Californians can build on lots zoned for multifamily housing, hoping to …
California Bill Would Lean on Cities to Build Multifamily Housing
San Francisco Chronicle, Feb. 18, 2021–Alexei KoseffCalifornia State Sen. Scott Wiener will seek to loosen restrictions on how much Californians can build on lots zoned for multifamily housing, hoping to …
MBA’s CREF21: What’s Changing in Multifamily
Multi-Housing News, Feb. 10, 2021–Therese FitzgeraldThe apartment sector has been less impacted by the pandemic than other property types. Despite a bump up in occupancies and a dip in rents, …