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The Job Openings and Labor Turnover (JOLT) report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) said that the number of job openings in October was 7.74 million. This was reported to be up 372,000...

The Census Bureau’s report on construction spending said that the value of multifamily residential construction put in place in October was up 0.16 percent from the revised level of the month before. Spending on...

CoStar reported that its value-weighted index of multifamily property prices rose 1.4 percent month-over-month in October. This index was down 7.1 percent year-over-year. Note that the month-over-month price movement reported by CoStar varies significantly from...

According to the Yardi Matrix Fall 2024 student housing report and webinar, the strong getting stronger is an emerging theme among the Yardi 200. Yardi tracks the performance of 1.15 million student...

Size and location are factors when it comes to student housing property performance, according to the 2024 Fall report and podcast by Yardi Matrix on November 21. Yardi Matrix expects another great...

CoreLogic reported that their single-family rent index (SFRI) for September rose 2.0 percent from its year-earlier level. This is down 0.4 percentage points from last month’s reported year-over-year rent growth rate and is down...

Avenue, a full-service real estate development, construction and investment group focused on innovative wellness-centered properties in healthcare, senior living and active adult, announced the appointment of Matthew Gorman as its new Chief Investment Officer...

Fannie Mae’s November housing forecast calls for multifamily housing starts to bottom out at the end of 2024 and then to steadily increase through the rest of the forecast horizon. Despite the growth, the...

Belveron Partners (“Belveron”), a privately held real estate investment management firm focused on the preservation and creation of affordable housing assets, has announced the final close of its seventh fund, Flagship Fund VII (“Fund...

The latest commercial property price report from MSCI Real Capital Analytics said that multifamily property prices fell 0.3 percent in October from their level of the month before. Prices were down 6.1 percent from...

Dwight Mortgage Trust (DMT) completed what is reportedly the largest multifamily mortgage loan securitization through Freddie Mac’s Q-Series program in the past two years. The $383.5-million floating-rate Q-Deal, Q029, comprises nine loans secured by...

The Census Bureau’s new residential construction report stated that multifamily starts moved higher after last month's fall. However, both multifamily permits and completions were lower for the month. The number of permits issued for buildings...

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced that the 2025 multifamily loan purchase caps for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) will be $73 billion for each Enterprise, for a combined total of...

Builder sentiment improved for the third straight month and builders expect market conditions will continue to improve with Republicans winning control of the White House and Congress. Builder confidence in the market for newly built...

Trepp reported that special servicing rate for multifamily commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) loans moved higher for the third month in a row in October, rising another 14 basis points. The overall CMBS special servicing...