Multifamily Posts Broad Gains; Asking Rents Top $2,000

Multifamily performance continued its strong run in May, reported Yardi Matrix, Santa Barbara, Calif. In a separate report, Redfin, Seattle, said median monthly asking rents topped $2,000 for the first time.

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“Driven by record-high originations for a first quarter, the amount of commercial and multifamily mortgage debt outstanding climbed to a new high at the end of March.”
–Jamie Woodwell, MBA Vice President of Commercial Real Estate Research.


Decarbonizing Cities and Real Estate

City governments are setting rules to move to a net-zero economy. But their ambitious sustainability targets won’t be achieved without an active program to significantly reduce emissions from buildings, said JLL, Chicago.