Can Biden help housing? White House solution isn’t nearly enough.
At one time or another, every politician—local, state, and federal—promises to help create “affordable housing.” The issue has become especially critical of late with rents and housing prices rising and higher interest rates making...
Making a big move
Nearly two years into the remote work revolution, it’s easy to feel that a lifetime has passed. However, the reality is we are just at the beginning of seeing the impact of remote work....
New lithium discovery highlights why we never run out of resources
A new discovery of lithium in September led to a flurry of headlines touting the finding as one of the biggest lithium deposits in history. The discovery comes amid fears that a shift towards...
Multifamily rentals are still alive and kickin’
Brace yourself. I’m about to unleash a tsunami of data to make the argument that the multifamily market is going strong, despite the sturm und drang about the coming global economic slowdown and its...
Weathering the perfect supply storm
The theme of multifamily industry reports this year has centered around uncertainty, but seasoned apartment developers, investors and analysts believe the sector is well positioned to weather economic storms.
They call what some see as...
Airbnb loses huge battle
The ruling by a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit is a setback for the home-sharing platforms in their effort to avoid regulation by cities that blame the rapid proliferation of short-term rentals for...
Opportunities in ULI’s real estate economic forecast
Demand for apartments is likely to stay relatively strong. At the same time prices are likely to fall for all types of real estate property, according to the March 2023 edition of the Urban...
Why business leaders need to understand their algorithms
One of the biggest sources of anxiety about AI is not that it will turn against us, but that we simply cannot understand how it works. The solution to rogue systems that discriminate against...
In defense of reason and landlords
Oregon is on its final turn toward statewide rent control by legislative fiat. California landlords are just catching their breath after dodging the rent control bullet by referendum. Activists rarely rest, and they only...
Shock to the system
Rising costs shock affordable housing developers followed by high interest rates and volatile construction costs.
Developers are dizzy from volatile construction costs and rising interest rates.
These costs shocked developers struggling to finance plans to...
Challenging Disparate Impact
“No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without...
Beauty will save the world
It is said that beauty preserves the human essence. Through time and modernity, styles will change but human nature, the truth at man’s core—remains constant. Behavioral scientists know this. Marketers know this. Those purveyors...
The urgency of protecting the electric grid from cyberattacks
Multifamily owners and operators are the single largest dispenser of utilities in the nation. An electric grid failure would be catastrophic for operations and to residents, many of whom currently work from home.
The clock...
U.S. will be an energy-exporter for the next three decades
EIA’s report came days before the Chicago Weather Service warned that a period of extreme bitterly cold weather would affect the region.
Cold winters have historically been associated with huge spikes in natural gas demand...
The case for space
Personally, I’m a big fan of markets, but I’m not much of a city guy. I’ve lived in urban areas before, and to me the benefits just don’t outweigh the cost of the hustle...
