The Wall Street Journal, May 9, 2025-Rebecca PicciottoA growing number of U.S. cities are embracing an alternative approach to revitalizing sleepy downtowns: Strike a deal with a local sports team …
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Rising Wages for Unskilled Construction Workers Reshape U.S. Housing Market
MPA, May 5, 2025-Jonalyn CuetoAs construction wages rise, new research finds that unskilled laborers are driving industry-wide cost increases, further straining housing affordability.Click here for more
Multifamily Housing Permits Fall to Lowest Levels Since Pandemic in Most U.S. Cities
Globe St., May 6, 2025-Philippa MaisterThe number of permit applications to build multifamily housing has slumped in two-thirds of U.S. cities, in some cases to levels not seen since the …
What Do Gen Z Renters Want? Amenities, Aesthetics and Their Own Mini Universe
The Wall Street Journal, May 1, 2025-Jessica FlintFrom baby boomers to Gen Xers to millennials, American professionals used to have a somewhat common trajectory. Young adults graduated, moved to the …
Milwaukee Is One of America’s Most Cutthroat Rental Markets
The Wall Street Journal, April 30, 2025-Jessica FlintRich in diversity, culture and intellectual curiosity, Milwaukee today has big city energy without big city hassles, except in at least one notable …
Big Buildings, Big Trouble: U.S. Office Market Distress Accelerates
MPA, April 23, 2025-Candyd MendozaThe long-anticipated wave of distress in the U.S. office market is beginning to take hold in early 2025, with large urban properties now facing growing pressure …
The ‘Zombie Buildings’ at the Heart of the Office Meltdown
The Wall Street Journal, April 27, 2025-Matt WirzOne of the biggest office towers in Chicago’s River North district occupies some 1.7 million square feet. These days, too much of that …
Offices Are Landing in Special Servicing Despite Strong Occupancy and Rent
Globe St., April 25, 2025-Erik ShermanLike CRE’s Rodney Dangerfield, office gets no respect, none at all. A CRED iQ report in March said that loan distress fell across most property …
A Former Office Tower Goes Big for Residents
The New York Times, April 25, 2025-Matt YanAn office building in the Financial District has ditched cubicles and shed most of its original facade, making way for more than 1,000 …
Distressed Office Sales Spike as Urban Vacancy Rises and Remote Work Persists
Globe St., April 18, 2025-Philippa MaisterThe bleak forecasts for U.S. office market distress are proving accurate as the year unfolds, according to a new report from CommercialEdge.Click here for more (subscription)