Globe St., June 23, 2025-Kristen SmithbergRising enrollment has helped boost student housing leasing over the past couple of years, but several headwinds threaten future enrollment growth, according to Yardi Matrix’s …
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Developers Are Finally Dealing With the Office-Oversupply Problem
Wall Street Journal, June 17, 2025-Peter GrantAmerica has a glut of office buildings. That longstanding surplus is finally shrinking. Supply is on pace to contract for the first time in …
HUD Secretary Turner Says Manufactured Housing Key to Supply
National Mortgage News, June 18, 2025-Maria VolkovaDepartment of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner reiterated his focus on increasing housing supply and streamlining operations at the federal agency.Click here for …
Jobs Numbers Dash Hopes for Rate Cut, Mortgage Hiring Rises
National Mortgage News, June 6, 2025-Bonnie SinnockMay’s slightly stronger than anticipated employment data dampened lenders’ hopes for further downward pressure on rates in the immediate future, as they added incrementally …
Fed Expected to Keep Rate Cuts on Ice Amid Continuing Inflation Fears
MPA, June 10, 2025-Fergal McAlindenAs the U.S. navigates an uncertain economic landscape shaped by tariff policies and unresolved trade talks, most economists believe the Federal Reserve will maintain its current …
Will the 2025 Housing Market Crash Like 2008?
HousingWire, June 9, 2025-Michael WadeThe 2025 U.S. housing market is flashing warning signs reminiscent of 2008: rising household debt burdens, persistent inflation and home prices that are outpacing incomes. Unlike …
Last Year’s Multifamily Doubters Reverse Course
Globe St., May 30, 2025-Kristen SmithbergOne year after multifamily investor sentiment took a sharp dive, it has reversed course and now reflects improved fundamentals and a growing optimism about the …
Many Cities Go All In on Conversions. Is it Working?
Multi-Housing News, May 29, 2025-Gail KalinoskiLast year, the number of new residential units resulting from office building conversions nearly doubled from the previous year, according to RentCafe. In 2025, a …
Banks Tiptoe Back Into CRE Lending, But the Game Has Changed
Globe St., June 3, 2025-Erik ShermanAfter years of pandemic-induced turmoil and mounting pressure on commercial real estate lending, banks are cautiously returning to the market—but the path back is anything …
Wall St. Is All In on A.I. Data Centers. But Are They the Next Bubble?
The New York Times, June 2, 2025-Maureen FarrellArtificial intelligence still seemed the stuff of science fiction when a real estate developer named Chad Williams bought a plot of land, roughly …