Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell warned at Jackson Hole, Wyo., last month, “Inflation is running well above 2 percent, and high inflation has continued to spread through the economy. While the lower inflation readings for July are welcome, a single month's improvement falls far short of what the Committee will need to see before we are confident that inflation is moving down.”

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HUD on Thursday published Fair Market Rents for fiscal year 2023.

Millennials who took on a new rental lease in July saw their overall cost of goods and services increase 11.6% year over year, substantially higher than 8.5% for the U.S. population as a whole, said Redfin, Seattle.

The multifamily market is seeing increased demand despite rising rent and interest rates, reported Berkadia, New York.

Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital LLC, Cleveland, Ohio, closed a $75 million HUD 221(d)(4) loan to construct Legado Apartments, a multifamily property in downtown Prescott Valley, Ariz.

The retail sector is reaping the benefits of recent strong job growth, reported Marcus & Millichap, Calabasas, Calif.

repp LLC, New York, reported real estate investment trust earnings turned positive in the second quarter as most firms beat their consensus earnings estimates.

July job growth slowed from June, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Friday—but analysts said that’s not necessarily a bad thing.

News in brief from Northmarq, CBRE, Zumper and Partner Engineering and Science, Inc.