The Wall Street Journal, Oct. 12, 2023-E.B. SolomontWhen Neil Harris moved his family to Miami from Tennessee in 2020 during Covid, he signed a $29,500-a-month lease for a beachfront apartment …
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Manhattan Rental Prices Cool Off From Surging NYC Summer Peak
New York Post, Oct. 12, 2023–Shannon ThalerManhattan’s red-hot rental market cooled off, slightly, following a prolonged summer peak that saw prices surge to new heights.Click here for more.
Newsom Signs Off on Bills to Increase California Housing Production, Bolster Tenant Protections
San Jose Mercury-News, Oct. 16, 2023–Kate TalericoCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom signed over 50 housing bills meant to increase the production of housing and protect tenants.Click here for more.
Newsom Signs Off on Bills to Increase California Housing Production, Bolster Tenant Protections
San Jose Mercury-News, Oct. 16, 2023–Kate TalericoCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom signed over 50 housing bills meant to increase the production of housing and protect tenants.Click here for more.
The “Urban Doom Loop” Could be Coming to a City Near You
Washington Post “Post Reports” podcast, Oct. 11, 2023–Rachel SeigelIn this podcast, the Post’s Rachel Seigel takes us on an economic journey through the “urban doom loop” of empty office buildings …
Housing Industry Pleads With Biden Administration to Narrow the Mortgage Spread
HousingWire, Oct. 12, 2023–Connie KimThe Treasury Department should buy MBS and amend the GSE PSPAs, a coalition of trade groups says. (MBA mention)Click here for more.
‘Enormous’ Amount of Capital on Sidelines Means Now Is Time to Buy Multifamily
GlobeSt.com, Oct. 17, 2023–Richard BergerWith strong fundamentals, new construction starts and a sizeable amount of capital on the sidelines, “now is the right time to buy” in multifamily, according to …
Office Vacancies Have Soared to a 20-Year High, Showing Just How Tough It Is to Get Workers to Return
Insider, Oct. 10, 2023-Hasan Chowdhury CEOs may want workers back at their desk, but it seems many offices are staying stubbornly empty.Click here to read
U.S. Universities and Colleges Face a Huge Demand for On-Campus Housing
NPR, Oct. 10, 2023-Maya FawazThe housing crisis has prompted many schools to get creative. For example: turning single-occupancy rooms into doubles and doubles into triples, or study rooms into bedrooms.Click …
Amazon Caught Between Retail Troubles and the FTC
Seattle Times, Oct. 9, 2023–Lauren RosenblattAmazon may have found a use for all its extra warehouse space — but regulatory scrutiny could come with it.Click here for more.