Category: News and Trends

Hurricane Harvey dropped more than 50 inches of rain in the Houston area, but the city has survived at least eight other severe floods and hurricanes since 1998 and it will rebound from this, too, said CBRE, Los Angeles.

Most multifamily executives believe the rental housing market will continue to grow, but many are less optimistic about the affordable housing outlook, reported Freddie Mac, McLean, Va.

The Trump Administration’s nominee for Federal Housing Commissioner is a familiar face to the housing industry and members of the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Institutional investors expect commercial real estate returns to slip over the next year, the Pension Real Estate Association’s Consensus Forecast survey said.

Traditionally, commercial/multifamily mortgage bankers originations have tracked very closely with property sales volumes, with 2016 recording $490 billion of originations and $496 billion of property sales. That relationship broke down in the first half of 2017.

Most multifamily executives believe the rental housing market will continue to grow, but many are less optimistic about the affordable housing outlook, reported Freddie Mac, McLean, Va.

The Trump Administration’s nominee for Federal Housing Commissioner is a familiar face to the housing industry and members of the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Institutional investors expect commercial real estate returns to slip over the next year, the Pension Real Estate Association’s Consensus Forecast survey said.

Traditionally, commercial/multifamily mortgage bankers originations have tracked very closely with property sales volumes, with 2016 recording $490 billion of originations and $496 billion of property sales. That relationship broke down in the first half of 2017.

Most multifamily executives believe the rental housing market will continue to grow, but many are less optimistic about the affordable housing outlook, reported Freddie Mac, McLean, Va.