RCN Capital: Real Estate Investor Sentiment Increases

RCN Capital, South Windsor, Conn., released its latest RCN Capital/CJ Patrick Co. Investor Sentiment Index, finding 60% of real estate investors view today’s market as better or much better than it was a year ago.

LightBox Finds Slow Improvement in CRE Activity

The commercial real estate sector is adjusting to the fact that the Federal Reserve may lower interest rates only once this year–or possibly, not at all–according to LightBox, New York.

CMF Quote of the Week: July 18, 2024

“Although new supply is at a nearly 40-year high, that headwind will be short lived, and is typically located in areas with high demand.”
–Sara Hoffmann, Senior Director of Multifamily Research at Freddie Mac

MBA Chart of the Week: State, Local Building Performance Standards

New York City has Local Law 97.  Washington D.C. has its Building Energy Performance Standards (BEPS).  Seattle has its Building Emissions Performance Standards (also BEPS). Denver has its Building Performance Policy (BPP).

RealPage: Apartment Demand Remains Very Strong

RealPage, Richardson, Texas, found that year-to-date data points to 2024 shaping up to be one of the strongest years of apartment demand on record.