Category: News and Trends

RealPage, Richardson, Texas, launched RealPage Underwriting Analytics to deliver artificial-intelligence-driven analysis of asset value designed to reduce investment risk and accelerate deal flow.

The expanding job market should have positive effects on the office sector, and might even rejuvenate retail, two reports said.

New York City’s lending landscape has shifted “significantly” compared to last year, reported Credifi, New York.

The multifamily market remains healthy despite increasing worries including an aging economic cycle, growing supply, decelerating rent gains and increasing interest rates, said Yardi Matrix, Santa Barbara, Calif.

The Trump Administration issued a massive government reorganization proposal that would end the federal government’s conservatorship of the government-sponsored enterprises and privatize Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

U.S. commercial mortgage-backed securities loan loss severities dropped last year despite a backlog of maturing loans from the 2007 vintage, reported Fitch Ratings, New York.

Rents for single-family rental assets continue to grow, but prices could be starting to stabilize, reported CoreLogic, Irvine, Calif.

Both U.S. and Chinese property markets continue to perform well despite increasing trade tensions between the two countries, reported Cushman & Wakefield, New York.

After record years in 2016 and 2017, the industrial sector is poised for an even stronger 2018, reported Yardi Matrix, Santa Barbara, Calif.

North American hotels continue to experience significant growth, with average daily rates up 2.7 percent and bookings up 1.4 percent compared to the first quarter, reported TravelClick, New York.