Commercial Observer, January 6, 2025-Brian PascusIn life, we’re told the only guarantees are death and taxes. While not nearly as morbid nor pessimistic, in commercial real estate, the only promise …
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Navigating and Ensuring Accurate Reporting with the MBA Commercial and Multifamily Inspection Form: Feb. 26
Click here for more The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) Commercial and Multifamily Standard Inspection Form is a vital tool for overseeing the physical condition of commercial/multifamily real estate. An integral …
Micro-Apartments Will Become a Cost-Effective Solution for Renters — Eventually
Boston Globe, Jan. 2, 2024-Madeline BilisThe idea of living in a micro-unit, or an apartment roughly less than 400 square feet, might send some renters heading for the wide-open spaces …
New Duplex Could Help Solve Housing Crisis
WAVY Norfolk (VA), Jan. 6, 2025-Stepanie HudsonA Virginia-based construction firm believes they have produced part of the solution to the affordable housing crisis. Fleetwood Homes has produced the first HUD-approved …
Pro Take: Remote Work’s Persistence Helps Keep Housing Prices High Outside Big Cities
WSJ Pro, Jan. 3, 2024-Yuri NaganoReturn-to-office mandates at high-profile companies have grabbed headlines and some big cities are showing more life downtown, but remote work remains entrenched enough to keep …
Is The Walk Score Over As A Measure Of Housing Investment?
Forbes, Jan. 3, 2024-Roger ValdezMore than a decade ago, I remember walking from my apartment on Seattle’s Capitol Hill to the headquarters of Walk Score on the border of the …
Office Rebound Expected in 2025 While Other Real Estate Stocks to See Trouble
Bloomberg News, Dec. 19, 2024-Norah MulindaIt’s been a challenging couple of years for real estate stocks since the Federal Reserve started raising interest rates in 2022, as borrowing costs soared …
Commercial Mortgage Delinquencies Climb, Led by CMBS Loans
MPA, Dec. 19, 2024-Candyd MendozaCommercial mortgage delinquencies rose across all major capital sources in the third quarter of 2024, according to the latest Commercial Delinquency Report from the Mortgage Bankers …
Wall Street Landlords Loved These D.C. Suburbs. Rent Control Ended That.
Wall Street Journal, Dec. 23, 2024-Rebecca PicciottoRent control laws in Montgomery County and Prince George’s County, Md., were followed by a 13% decline in multifamily transaction volume.Institutional investors are deterred …
Life Insurance Companies Boost Their Commercial Mortgage Debt
MPA, Dec. 20, 2024-Candyd MendozaThe amount of commercial and multifamily mortgage debt grew by $47.7 billion, or 1%, in the third quarter of 2024, bringing the total to $4.75 trillion, …