Unconventional smart technology solutions for property managers
Smart lockboxes, work-from-home tech, and environmental sensors are revolutionizing the way property managers handle their day-to-day operations, while also bringing best service to potential and current renters.
With these unconventional smart tech solutions, you’ll increase...
The rise of the forever renters
Sustained high interest rates in the U.S. have made mortgages unpalatable to many, though the Federal Reserve recently signaled an end to more rate hikes.
There has been a dearth of inventory of homes for...
Supreme Court preview for January 2024: Chevron Deference breathes its last?
In one of the biggest cases of the current term, the Supreme Court’s calendar for January 2024 features arguments about the limit of federal regulatory powers.
In all, there are nine sets of arguments listed...
Workplace 2024
Many economists entered 2023 with an impending sense of doom: Recession felt inevitable amid sharply rising interest rates and accelerating layoffs. Despite moments when the U.S. economy appeared to tremble— through a short-lived banking...
What will become of cities?
Everyone was supposed to be back at the office by now. It’s not really happening, how-ever, and this has huge implications for the future of the American city.
Part of the reason is the cost,...
Large apartment complexes account for 28 percent of California rental market
Large apartment complexes house about a quarter of renters across California, with the bulk of the state’s tenants living in small buildings owned by mom-and-pops.
The largest California rental complexes, those with 20 or more...
Signals may point to increased transaction volume ahead
Multifamily investors may have something to look forward to next year according to recent signals from FHFA, the Federal Reserve, and Freddie Mac. After a sluggish 2023, market experts anticipate increased transaction volume thanks...
Switching off from work has never been harder, or more necessary
In the hit dystopian TV series Severance, employees at biotech corporation Lumon Industries find it easy to separate work and home life. A computer chip is inserted in their brains to act as a...
Your brain on the holidays
Just as the shift to shorter days and colder weather can bring with it mood swings and other emotional challenges, the holiday season can also bring about somewhat predictable changes in mood and behavior.
Around...
Americans turn to more financing as savings run dry
An increasing number of Americans—many of whom are renters—are turning to buy now and pay later (BNPL) services like layaway as they continue to drain their savings and interest rates on credit cards grow,...
One year after winter storm Elliot, our grid problem remains dire
Last year, on the morning before Christmas, just as much of the country was preparing food for a holiday dinner that night or preparing for the next day as they welcomed family and guests...
Mission critical: Expanding U.S. electric grid capacity
When there are existential threats to the freedoms the U.S. enjoys, Americans have proven they can mobilize to address them. At the start of World War II, the U.S. military was the 12th-largest in...
Choppy waters ahead. Big data can be the compass
“In bear markets, stocks return to their rightful owners,” said J.P. Morgan. What Morgan was getting at is that generating strong returns during a bull market is essentially investing in “easy mode.”
And while a...
The tyranny of the Phillips Curve
Repeat after me, class: Growth does not cause inflation. Write it on the blackboard 100 times.
For decades, the economics profession has been trying to tell us all just the opposite. They keep shoveling out...
Clearing roadblocks to affordability
It’s no secret that the U.S. has a dearth of affordable rental options for the nation’s most vulnerable households. This scarcity of housing makes it a priority for multifamily to produce more affordable housing,...
