Jobs Numbers Dash Hopes for Rate Cut, Mortgage Hiring Rises

National Mortgage News, June 6, 2025-Bonnie SinnockMay’s slightly stronger than anticipated employment data dampened lenders’ hopes for further downward pressure on rates in the immediate future, as they added incrementally …

Will the 2025 Housing Market Crash Like 2008?

HousingWire, June 9, 2025-Michael WadeThe 2025 U.S. housing market is flashing warning signs reminiscent of 2008: rising household debt burdens, persistent inflation and home prices that are outpacing incomes. Unlike …

Last Year’s Multifamily Doubters Reverse Course

Globe St., May 30, 2025-Kristen SmithbergOne year after multifamily investor sentiment took a sharp dive, it has reversed course and now reflects improved fundamentals and a growing optimism about the …

Many Cities Go All In on Conversions. Is it Working?

Multi-Housing News, May 29, 2025-Gail KalinoskiLast year, the number of new residential units resulting from office building conversions nearly doubled from the previous year, according to RentCafe. In 2025, a …

Banks Tiptoe Back Into CRE Lending, But the Game Has Changed

Globe St., June 3, 2025-Erik ShermanAfter years of pandemic-induced turmoil and mounting pressure on commercial real estate lending, banks are cautiously returning to the market—but the path back is anything …

How Student-Loan Crisis Will Show Up in the Economy

The Wall Street Journal, May 26, 2025-Justin LahartMillions of Americans had their student-loan payments put on pause during the pandemic. Now they are back on the hook again.Click here for more …