Office Owners Face Financing Dilemma

Commercial Property Executive, Apr. 11, 2023–Gail KalinoskiThe pressures of rising interest rates and declining property values are making it a tall order for owners to get loans. What are the …

Housing Costs Are Cooling Off. Where the Market Could Be Headed.

Barrons, Apr. 10, 2023–Shaina Mishkin (subscription)Housing costs—both the cost of buying or renting—climbed earlier in the pandemic. While data show that prices in both categories have cooled in recent months, …

Publicly Traded REITs Tread Water in March; Remain Up for the Year

Wealth Management Real Estate, Apr. 10, 2023–David BodamerDespite some clamor about the state of real estate financing, mortgage REIT balance sheets remain in good shape.https://www.wealthmanagement.com/reits/publicly-traded-reits-tread-water-march-remain-year?

Housing Developers Find Their Next Big Opportunity at Golf Courses

Crain’s Detroit Business, Apr. 6, 2023–Rachel Watson (subscription)Developers across western Michigan are seizing a prime opportunity to turn the region’s abundance of golf courses into badly needed housing.https://www.crainsdetroit.com/real-estate/housing-developers-find-next-big-opportunity-golf-courses

A Phil Hall Op-ed: Still Making the Same Mistakes

WRE, Apr. 3, 2023–Phil HallNow, I am interested in housing construction technology – especially 3D solutions – and I have been focused on the creation of cost- and energy-efficient housing …