Category: News and Trends

Volatility is the byword of the housing market these days. And home buyers, sellers and renters are adjusting accordingly.

U.S. apartment rent growth accelerated to a 3.3 percent annual pace in the fourth quarter, reported RealPage, Richardson, Texas.

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U.S. commercial property prices rose 7.0 percent in November from a year earlier, continuing “steady” growth, said Real Capital Analytics, New York.

LaSalle Investment Management, Chicago, acquired Latitude Management Real Estate Investors’ $1.2 billion debt fund business.

Rent prices in single-family rental properties increased 2.9 percent year-over-year in November, remaining on a steady growth path even as home price growth has slowed, reported CoreLogic, Irvine, Calif.

The apartment market investment environment held steady in third-quarter 2018 after slipping in the first two quarters, Freddie Mac Multifamily reported Friday.

Though the office sector vacancy rate did not move in the fourth quarter, office rents grew and net absorption was strong, reported Reis, New York.

Commercial mortgage-backed securities finished 2018 on a positive note as December’s delinquency rate dropped to another post-crisis low, but lower delinquencies could conceal a darker picture in the broader market, analysts said.

The financial markets have been speaking, loudly, indicating significant concerns regarding the growing risk of a recession in the near future.