Commercial Observer, May 8, 2024–Al BrooksThe commercial real estate outlook for the second half of 2024 is largely positive — multifamily continues to perform, as do industrial and retail. But …
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The Fed’s Housing Market Dilemma, As Told By One Chart
Fast Company magazine, May 14, 2024–Lance LambertThere has been a lot of media attention paid to the cooling rental market. While many observers are correct in noting the softening of …
Sky-High Housing Costs Propel Construction of Rental Homes
Wall Street Journal, May 14, 2024–Will ParkerDevelopers are building new houses for rent at an unprecedented rate, aiming to capitalize on the steep home prices and higher mortgage rates that …
Real Estate Map Shows Where It’s Cheaper to Rent Than Buy
Newsweek, May 2, 2024-Joe EdwardsThe idea of working hard, saving up and buying a home has always been an integral part of the American dream.Click here for more
HUD Issues Fair Housing Act Guidance on AI Use
HousingWire, May 2, 2024-Chris ClowThe U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Thursday announced new guidelines that aim to apply the provisions of the Fair Housing Act to …
Multifamily Rent Growth Trailing Seasonal Norms
Globe St., May 3, 2024-Erik ShermanRealPage’s rent growth monitoring shows the first quarter of 2024 to be well off the norm. U.S. effective asking rents — rents after concessions and …
7-to-7 Is the New 9-to-5: Research Shows That Workers’ Days in the Office Are Fewer but Longer Than Pre-Pandemic
Fortune, May 3, 2024-Orianna Rosa RoyleIf Dolly Parton was mad about the exhausting toll that grinding 9-to-5 took, then she’d probably have some stern words to sing about 7-to-7—the new …
How Online Shopping Is Saving the Bricks-and-Mortar Store
Wall Street Journal, May 6, 2024–Kate KingRetailers are increasingly relying on their shops as fulfillment hubsClick here for more (subscription)
Renters Have Never Been So Pessimistic About the Possibility of Owning a Home
Quartz, May 6, 2024-Rocio FabbroThe prospect of owning a house has never felt more out of reach for renters.Click here for more
Commercial Foreclosures Bring Trouble
Commercial Property Executive, April 23, 2024–Lew SichelmanTwo recent reports show an uptick in CRE repossessions. More could be on the way. (MBA mention)Click here for more