Think We’re In A Housing Bubble? Think Again
There’s no question about it: the price of homeownership has become downright staggering. Median home prices surged 7% in the first quarter, a 38% increase over the same period in 2020. &...
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Waning Pandemic Provides Home Sellers a Reality Check in West
A reality check continues to hit sellers in the once-strong markets such as Boise, Sacramento, parts of Utah, and other mid-sized western markets are increasingly seeing prices falling. Migration spu...
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How Long Can Consumers Hang On?
When things are tough and a player’s performance takes a tumble, coaches send in a substitute. That’s exactly what consumers are doing under the pressure of the highest inflation rates in ...
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Consumers Expected to Trim Sails on Spending
The compounding effects of elevated inflation and higher interest rates are expected to further weigh on economic growth and home sales as the year progresses, according to the Fannie Mae Econom...
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Welcome to Negative Leverage in CRE
Negative leverage has reared its ugly head in CRE investing, as interest rates have risen, and cap rates have remained compressed. One of the most important axioms of a successful real estate investme...
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Do Jobless Claims Show Signs of a Cooling Labor Market?
For the first time since January, new jobless claims hit an average stride that topped pre-pandemic levels. That could have implications for office real estate. As multiple outlets noted, initial job...
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Are CRE Price Drops Coming?
Years ago, there was a novel called Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me. Could it be time for a commercial real estate sequel: Been Up So Long It’s Bound to Look Down? Between possible ear...
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'Moderate Bump' Expected For Cap Rates In Near Term
Cap rates will likely rise as interest rates tick up, possibly through next year, according to a new analysis from Moody’s Analytics. While multifamily and industrial have held steady, cap rate...
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Home Buyers Betting Big on Rising Mortgage Rates
Buoyed by buyers wanting to beat rising mortgage rates, single-family home growth continues to move higher according to the CoreLogic Home Price Index (HPI) and HPI Forecast for April 2022, released t...
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Multifamily Lending to Hold Steady in 2022 Amidst Higher Rates, Economic Uncertainty
Volume won’t match last year’s record but debt capital is plentiful, according to MBA’s new projections. We have learned in recent years just how quickly global developments can alt...
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