Last week saw the release of the CoreLogic S&P Case-Shiller Index, which was down from its December peak but still up 5.8% year over year. Chief economist Selma Hepp notes…
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Office real estate and a 4-day workweek
Investors are being more cautious than usual these days, with recession fears and interest rates seemingly unstable. CBRE released its 2023 U.S. Investor Intentions Survey, which reports subdued sentiment among…
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All cash purchases on the rise in 2023, here’s why
All-cash purchases are on the rise, according to recent data from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). David Logan reports that cash purchases made up 11.2% of all new…
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Average age of homes at 40 years, signaling forthcoming renovation boom
Commercial real estate as a whole is facing a bumpy ride. The Green Street Commercial Property Price Index dropped by 0.6% in January month-over-month. This index decreased 14% from its…
What the jobs report means for real estate
The blockbuster jobs report surprised all in the media, adding half a million jobs and coming in significantly higher than the monthly average of 350,000 over the past few months.…
Home prices won’t dramatically decrease in 2023, report finds
New rent data from Apartment List shows that the rapid deceleration of rental prices is ongoing. The national rent index dropped by 0.3% month over month in January, the fifth…
Better to rent than buy, new report suggests
David Logan of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) opens the week reporting on the producer price index (PPI) for inputs to residential construction, which rose 8.3% in 2022,…
Economy in for soft landing in 2023 say experts
Last week, we received some new Consumer Price Index (CPI) data showing a continual deceleration of inflation. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the December CPI dropped 0.1%…
Rents to remain flat in 2023
According to Archana Pradhan of CoreLogic, millennials comprised 54% of home purchase applications last year, the largest cohort. That said, for the first time, the youngest cohort, Gen Z, comprised…








