Suburban Residential and Office Rents Outpace Some Urban Markets
A lot of ink has been spilled about Americans fleeing dense, urban areas for places with more space and, hopefully, lower housing costs over the…
Home Values Are Soaring in the Nation’s Fastest-Growing Cities
The towns and cities that have grown the fastest over the last few years have typically been located outside of major metropolitan areas in the…
Zillow’s 1% Loans Have Little to Do With Helping First Time Home Buyers
Zillow has become the most popular residential real estate portal in the U.S. They did this by becoming masters of lead generation. Their first big…
Top 5 Markets Attracting the Most Single-Family Home Investors
Investors purchasing single-family rental homes skyrocketed during the pandemic, with the peak of purchases taking place in 2021. In the fourth quarter of 2021, the…
Loans Supporting Troubled Multifamily Deals Near Maturity, Causing Concern
Commercial real estate minds have been fixated on the office market crash in the aftermath of the pandemic lockdowns, and justifiably so. Remote work has…
Windowless Bedrooms Sound Bad, But the Alternative is Worse
Every state has a different definition of what is considered a “bedroom” but in most states that definition includes at least one window. There is…
Much Ado About Gas Stoves
Gas stoves have been a staple of the modern American home for over a century. They were an amazing improvement over the previous way that…
The Rooftop Solar Debate Has Become a Class War
Decarbonization will not be easy. Every action taken to decarbonize often comes with tradeoffs.
Our Cities Would be Better Off if People Invested in Commercial Rentals Rather Than Residential
There is a new public enemy when it comes to popular commentary around affordable housing.
CoStar Sharpens Residential Focus After Strong Quarter
Commercial real estate data giant the CoStar Group has posted strong performance numbers throughout 2022 and its most recent earnings report shows that trend continuing.…