Assumptions about jobs, wages, inflation, and recessions have some correlation, but nothing that is immutable. Looking at every bit of economic data as a form of divination has become a national pa...
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Homebuilders are 'increasingly pulling back' on building plans. "Despite copious media stories of a general lack of housing supply and never-ending home price gains, we instead see renewed signs of...
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While lower-income renters struggled to find affordable rentals, more higher-rent units came on the market. A new report from the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University describes tw...
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Big banks are trying to unload loans before they're forced to recognize a loss. Whether you call it extend-and-pretend or delay-and-pray, the strategy has become a favorite of banks holding too man...
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Insurance premiums rose 27.7% YOY in January A 7.1% increase in total operating expense is adding to the challenges multifamily investors are facing along with a glut of new units, according to a n...
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It all depends on who is right about R-Star. Many people in CRE want interest rates to return to their low pre-pandemic levels. That might be sustainable, or it might not be. The answer likely depe...
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Mortgage debt goes up significantly while originations are slow. Commercial and multifamily mortgage debt outstanding increased by $40.1 billion (0.9%) in the first quarter of 2024, according to th...
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CoStar Group seems to think so. There is no official body or organization that formally declares when the US economy enters a period of stagflation – that is, an economy characterized b...
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Some big sellers are becoming banks for the buyers, though there are tradeoffs. You aren't often privy to backdoor CRE negotiations. Bloomberg delivered one case on a platter: Blacks...
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Even as apartments nationally continue to rise, with the national rent index for one and two-bedroom units increasing by 1.2% in May, California’s largest cities are moving in the opposite direc...
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