The Wall Street Journal, April 1, 2024-Peter GrantThe outlook is finally brightening for investors in the senior-housing market, many of whom bet billions of dollars that the aging of the …
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The Dollar-Store Showdown Comes Down to Real Estate
The Wall Street Journal, April 2, 2024-Kate KingAmerica’s two leading dollar-store chains are heading in opposite directions. One discounter is expanding aggressively while its rival contracts. The difference comes down largely …
Location (Data) Is Everything for Retailers Opening Stores
The Wall Street Journal, March 19, 2024-Kate KingWhen executives at retailer Untuckit considered locations for a new store on Long Island, N.Y., they initially dismissed a location they felt was …
There’s One Benefit That Would Entice People to Sacrifice Remote Work, a Survey Found
Business Insider, March 21, 2024-Cork GainesHousing affordability is a problem in the US, and helping with those costs could be the carrot companies need to get employees back to the …
White House Targets Local Zoning Restrictions in Push to Address Rising Housing Costs
The Hill, March 21, 2024-Julia ShaperoThe White House took aim at local zoning restrictions for their role in driving rising housing costs in the president’s annual economic report Thursday.Click here for …
Micro-Apartments Are Back After Nearly a Century, as Need for Affordable Housing Soars
Associated Press, March 21, 2024-Hallie Golden and Claire RushEvery part of Barbara Peraza-Garcia and her family’s single-room apartment in Seattle has a double or even triple purpose.Click here for more (subscription)
Windowless Rooms and Town-Gown Battles: How Student Housing Got Expensive
The Wall Street Journal, March 25, 2024-Shane ShifflettClemson University didn’t have enough dorms on campus for its students. Private developers—including the family of the school’s president—are stepping in.Click here for more …
South Florida and Bay Area Truly a Tale of Two Apartment Markets
Globe St., March 26, 2024-Richard BergerPopulation growth and employment gains have combined to create the greatest disparity in rent growth percentage between key apartment markets since the pandemic, according to …
The Office Market Is in Turmoil. So Why Are Rents More Expensive?
The Wall Street Journal, March 26, 2024-Peter GrantU.S. office markets are suffering from soaring vacancy rates, a record amount of available sublease space, and rising defaults. But curiously, office rents …
Cities Face Cutbacks as Commercial Real Estate Prices Tumble
The New York Times, March 14, 2024-Alan RappeportIn San Francisco, a 20-story office tower that sold for $146 million a decade ago was listed in December for just $80 million.Click …