RentCafe, Santa Barbara, Calif., reported that approximately 24 million Americans moved last year, citing housing, jobs and lifestyle choices as motivations.
Category: News and Trends
The New Status Quo: Increased Construction in Low-Density Areas
Low-density suburbs are seeing more construction due to a lack of buildable lots, higher building costs and an ongoing shortage of construction workers, the National Association of Home Builders’ Home Building Geography Index reported.
November Job Growth Exceeds Expectation
November’s job creation bounced back from October and exceeded consensus estimates.
Dealmaker: Berkadia Completes $44M Sale, $33M Loan in North Hollywood
Berkadia, Ambler, Pa., closed the sale and financing of Marquee, a 236-unit garden-style multifamily property in North Hollywood, Calif.
CREF Policy Update: MBA Responds to FHFA Suspended Counterparty Program Rule Re-Proposal
Commercial and multifamily developments and activities from MBA important to your business and our industry.
Call for Speakers at Commercial/Multifamily Finance Servicing and Tech Conference: Due Dec. 20
MBA is now accepting speaker and session proposals for MBA’s Commercial/Multifamily Finance Servicing and Technology Conference, taking place May 18-21 at The Diplomat in Hollywood, Florida.
CMF Quote of the Week
“On behalf of MBA, I congratulate Scott Turner on being nominated to serve as the next HUD Secretary. Pursuing policies and initiatives that help solve our nation’s housing affordability crisis for owners and renters should be a top policy priority under the Trump administration.”
–MBA’s President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB
StorageCafe: Missing Middle Persists
StorageCafe, Santa Barbara, Calif., released its latest housing growth analysis, covering almost the past two decades and revealing key trends.
MISMO Announces Standards Governance Committee Election Results
MISMO, the real estate finance industry’s standards organization, congratulates those elected to join/continue the 2025/2026 term on the Residential Standards Governance Committee and on the Commercial Standards Governance Committee.
Zelman & Associates: October Single-Family Rental Results Soft
Zelman & Associates, a Walker & Dunlop company, New York, released its single-family rental survey for October, finding that the market saw lackluster results across multiple metrics.