Category: News and Trends

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

MBA NewsLink took a break last week (we hope you did, too); the news, of course, did not. Here’s a summary of what happened–and didn’t happen–while we were away.

Single-family rental homes are now the largest source of rental housing in America and play an especially important role in rural areas, where they account for two-thirds of the rental housing stock, reported Freddie Mac, McLean, Va.

Each year, the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies releases its State of the Nation’s Housing report, of which MBA’s Research Institute for Housing America is a sponsor.

After several quarters of record-breaking high rents and low vacancies, the industrial real estate sector will likely “pause” soon, said JLL, Chicago. But it said that could be good news for smart owners, investors and occupiers.

Each year, the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies releases its State of the Nation’s Housing report, of which MBA’s Research Institute for Housing America is a sponsor.

Each year, the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies releases its State of the Nation’s Housing report, of which MBA’s Research Institute for Housing America is a sponsor.

Volatility has returned to the markets, but several analysts maintain a positive long-term outlook on the U.S. multifamily market.

Commercial real estate has become more attractive from a return vs. risk perspective, but opinions about risk-adjusted returns vary significantly by property type, reported Situs RERC, Houston.

Offices of the Mortgage Bankers Association will close on Dec. 24 will remain closed until Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019.