San Francisco’s Empty Offices Delay Apartment-Rent Recovery

Bloomberg, Oct. 27, 2021–Oshrat CarmielSan Francisco is the only U.S. apartment market that hasn’t seen a full recovery to pre-pandemic rents, landlord Equity Residential said in its earnings call Wednesday.https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-27/san-francisco-s-empty-offices-delaying-apartment-rent-recovery

Could Homeownership Derail the Rental Market In Secondary Cities?

GlobeSt.com, Oct. 26, 2021–Kelsi Maree BorlandDuring the pandemic, people fled the urban core for secondary metros across the country. In response, apartment markets in these cities are seeing high double-digit …

A Fight Over Biden’s Pick for a Banking Watchdog Gets Nasty

Bloomberg, Oct. 26, 2021–Robert Schmidt, Jesse HamiltonProgressives say Saule Omarova would deliver much-needed industry skepticism as comptroller of the currency. Republicans suggest she’s a Marxist.https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-26/saule-omarova-confirmation-behind-biden-s-pick-for-comptroller-of-the-currency

U.S. Aid to Renters Picked Up to $2.8 Billion in September

Bloomberg, Oct. 25, 2021–Jill R ShahState and local governments picked up the pace of distributing emergency rental assistance funds in September amid a push from the Biden administration to accelerate …

Wage Disparities Make Homeownership Elusive for Many Millennials

National Mortgage News, Oct. 25, 2021–Spencer Lee (subscription)The financial circumstances facing millennials has made the average age of the first-time home buyer older, and for some, the situation looks so …

MBA Chart of the Week Oct. 25 2021: Commercial/Multifamily Lending

Sometimes research is like putting a puzzle together – trying to fit one piece of information with another to create a full picture of what’s happening. This week, we are adding a new, final piece to the puzzle of how much commercial real estate lending happens each year.

MBA Chart of the Week Oct. 25 2021: Commercial/Multifamily Lending

Sometimes research is like putting a puzzle together – trying to fit one piece of information with another to create a full picture of what’s happening. This week, we are adding a new, final piece to the puzzle of how much commercial real estate lending happens each year.