This Old-School Building Material Could Take Over City Skylines

Washington Post, Nov. 1, 2023–William BoothBuilding codes are being rewritten in Europe and the United States to accommodate big wooden structures. And trailblazing architects and engineers — and their early-adopter …

Second Home Sales Slide in Pandemic-Era Vacation Hot Spots

Reuters/Street Insider, Oct. 30, 2023–Amina NiasseU.S. vacation home sales have fallen by nearly three-quarters from their frenzied pace three years ago as an inventory shortage spawns a wrenching correction in …

The Money Has Stopped Flowing in Commercial Real Estate

The Wall Street Journal, Oct. 31, 2023-Peter GrantCommercial real-estate lending is shrinking to historically low levels, threatening a rise in defaults on expiring debt and a sharp decline in new …

Strip Malls Are the New King of Retail Real Estate

The Wall Street Journal, Oct. 30, 2023-Kate KingA major shopping-center owner is spinning off all its strip malls into a new publicly traded company, indicating that this property type is …

How the Multifamily Industry Survived 2023

GlobeSt.com, Oct. 23, 2023–Natalie DolceThere was a brief window in which borrowers were able to shift to five-year fixed-rate loans but mainly it has been a volatile year.Click here for …

Dismal Lending Year to Turn Up in ‘24

Commercial Property Executive, October 23, 2023–Lew SichelmanWhen the dust clears on 2023, lending and borrowing in the commercial real estate market will be roughly half what it was in 2022. …