Wall Street Journal, Feb. 6, 2024–Will ParkerLandlords are slashing rents this year. Most renters won’t save a dime. At penthouse apartments and sprawling single-family homes, property owners are offering big …
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Luxury Retailers Are Buying Out Their Landlords
The Wall Street Journal, Feb. 5, 2024-Kate KingLuxury retailers, flush with cash, are spending big on real estate in the world’s most expensive and exclusive shopping corridors.Click here for more …
The $1B Question: Will the Money Raised for Distressed Office Be Successful?
Commercial Observer, Feb. 6, 2024-Brian PascusAssuming the office market comes back to reasonable health, then Jan. 28, 2024, could be an important date for future historians of finance to consider.Click …
Rental Market Heats Up–Most Popular Cities Revealed
MPA, Feb. 6, 2024-Candyd MendozaJanuary has emerged as a prime month for renters to secure deals on apartments, and recent data from RentCafe.com revealed which cities were the hottest markets …
Banks Report Tightened Lending Standards for Nearly All Residential Mortgages: Fed Survey
HousingWire, Feb. 6, 2024-Connie KimBanks reported having tightened lending standards across almost all categories of residential real estate loans over the fourth quarter of 2023 amid an elevated interest rate …
Why a Booming U.S. Job Market is Bad News for Homebuyers
Business Insider, Feb. 5, 2024-Filip De MottRed-hot strength in the labor market might calm recessionary fears, but it’s not the greatest update for homebuyers awaiting lower mortgage rates.Click here for …
U.S. Banks See Loan Demand Rising in 2024, Fed Survey Shows
Reuters, February 5, 2024–Ann Saphir, Howard SchneiderU.S. banks anticipate an increase in demand for loans as interest rates fall this year, even as they further tighten credit standards on some …
Home Buyers Are Shopping Again and Finding More Options
The Wall Street Journal, Feb. 5, 2024-Nicole FriedmanFalling mortgage rates boosted home-shopping activity in January, luring the first wave of opportunistic buyers back to the market after last year’s epic …
Is U.S. Homebuilding About to Turn the Corner?
MPA, Feb. 5, 2024-Fergal McAlindenSingle-family home construction in the US has endured a sluggish pace in recent years – but the outlook for 2024 looks decidedly more positive, according to …
Remembering David Stevens: His Leadership and Legacy
HousingWire, Feb. 2, 2024–Sarah Wheeler (video)HousingWire Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler hosts a special tribute episode for mortgage industry leader David Stevens. Bill Emerson, former MBA Chairman and president and …