Category: Top National News

National Real Estate Investor, Oct. 19, 2016–Mattson-Teig, Beth
Pension funds have been following a clear path of increasing allocations to real estate over the past several years.

National Real Estate Investor, Oct. 13, 2016–Mattson-Teig, Beth
Robust multifamily lending prompted the Federal Housing Finance Agency to raise its market-rate lending caps at both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac twice this year and the door is still open on a third increase before year-end.

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Oct. 16, 2016–Little, Andrew
The overall feeling in commercial real estate is that we are near the top of the cycle, but unlike 2007, there is no great fear that we are zooming straight for a cliff.

Bloomberg, Oct. 11, 2016–Smialek, Jeanna
San Francisco Fed says new normal for long-run U.S. economic growth could be 1.5 percent to 1.75 percent a year.

HousingWire, Oct. 10, 2016–Hackmyer, Erica
An upswing in the real estate market is prompting experienced investors to return and even inspiring confidence in newbie investors to try their hand at investing.

Reuters, Oct. 7, 2016–Randall, David
HomeUnion is among a small crop of new companies, including competitors Investability and Roofstock that offer ways to buy, renovate and manage properties in markets that command relatively strong rents compared to their low home prices.

National Mortgage News, Oct. 7, 2016–Finkelstein, Brad
Mortgage Bankers Association CEO David Stevens noted lower-income borrowers do not itemize on their taxes and can’t take advantage of the deduction.

Bloomberg, Oct. 7, 2016–Clark, Patrick
Rents for single-family homes are likely to rise by 1.7 percent in the year ending August 2017, according to new data from Zillow.

D Magazine (Dallas), Oct. 12, 2016–Zikos, John 
Creating a sense of place and a reason to stay for a while in retail properties is more important than ever before, developer Zikos says.

CT Post (Bridgeport, Conn.), Oct. 12. 2016–Torres Ocasio, Keila 
Recently renovated properties experienced significant action in a quarter that saw a drop in commercial leasing activity.