Late market cycles and rent control aren’t the only topics of interest to multifamily investors these days. Julia Falcon of Housing Wire reported this week that in Q3 2019, multifamily…

The Federal Reserve cut their benchmark interest rate again last week, with mixed reviews depending on your perspective. Scott Horsely of NPR reports that the cut to a range of…

Will Parker and Konrad Putzier of The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) opened up the week with empirical data backing up what many had warned would happen—rent control is hurting…

Lots of data out this past week on national rents, starting with a widely shared report from RentCafe and Yardi Matrix. Irina Lupa reports on the data, showing that national…

It was a week of interesting reports and analysis for real estate investors, starting with a provocative piece from Allan Sloan on ProPublica, concerning the cost of President Trump’s 2017…

In an extraordinary analysis piece, Keith Jurow of Barrons opened up this week’s investor news with a topic that may be unfamiliar to some—mortgage modifications. This refers to the ability…

Word of the week: Hipsturbia. This new term was a highlight in PWC’s Emerging Trends in Real Estate 2020 report. According to the report, hipsturbia involves a growing desire and…

Tracking and updating rental rates is a critical part of managing any real estate business. Keep them too low and you’re leaving money on the table and reducing the value…

Rent control is an important topic for landlords. Does it work? Does it help vulnerable tenants? Does it exacerbate housing shortages? How does it affect our businesses? The academic debates…