Thursday, May 8, 2025

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Job openings trend lower in February

The Job Openings and Labor Turnover (JOLT) report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) said that the number of job openings in February was 7.57 million. Job openings in construction were up for...

Strong employment growth overall but construction trades suffer

The Employment Situation Report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) stated that the economy experienced strong overall employment growth in March. However, the employment levels for only 2 of the 4 multifamily-related job...

Multifamily construction spending continues to fall in February

The Census Bureau’s report on construction spending said that the value of multifamily residential construction put in place in February was down 0.03 percent from the revised level of the month before. Spending on...

Investors see a transitional year for multifamily

Investors responding to Berkadia’s 2025 Investor Sentiment Survey, released in March, see a transitional year for multifamily characterized by uncertainty, with positive signals possible as the year progresses. This outlook is supported...
WELL services global

JLL recognized as WELL services global leader in advancing health and well-being in built...

JLL (NYSE: JLL) has been honored by the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI), the WELL services global authority for advancing healthy buildings, organizations and communities, with three prestigious awards in 2024. This year's accolades...

CMBS delinquency rate rises on jump in multifamily delinquencies

Trepp reported that the delinquency rate for multifamily commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) loans surged higher in March, more than reversing last month’s decline. The overall CMBS delinquency rate also rose, gaining 35 basis points. Overall...

CoStar: multifamily property prices and transactions both lower

CoStar reported that its value-weighted index of multifamily property prices fell 0.6 percent month-over-month in February, the second consecutive month-over-month loss. However, this index was up 2.2 percent year-over-year. By contrast, MSCI Real Capital Analytics...
Fannie Forecast

Multifamily starts forecast steady despite lower GDP growth

Revisions to Fannie Mae’s housing forecast in March call for slightly more multifamily starts in 2025 but slightly fewer starts in 2026 than in last month’s forecast. Fannie Mae is now predicting 349,000 starts...
Tower Cap

Tower Capital Arranges More Than $85M in Financing for BTR and Multifamily Projects Across...

Tower Capital arranged more than $85 million in financing for four different projects across four states. The majority of the capital will go to three Build-to-Rent (BTR) communities located in Arizona, Colorado and Texas...
Vistria Group

The Vistria Group’s Real Estate Debut Exceeds $2.5B AUM in Two Years

The Vistria Group, LP ("Vistria"), a private investment firm that seeks to deliver both superior financial returns and meaningful impact, announced that its real estate strategy has exceeded $2.5 billion of assets under management...
multifamily property prices and commercial property prices on the rise

MSCI: Multifamily property prices continue recovery

The latest commercial property price report from MSCI Real Capital Analytics said that multifamily property prices were up 0.2 percent month-over-month in February from the revised level of the month before. However, prices were...
zoning can aid or hinder sustainability

Zoning sets the foundation for sustainability

Recently, ULI’s Lewis Center for Sustainability hosted a sustainability exchange session, titled: Reshaping the City: Zoning for Sustainability, Health, and Inclusion, in which Sara C. Bronin, author of “Key To The City” discussed how...

Rental housing economist debunks monopoly myths

Rental housing economist Jay Parsons is known for challenging conspiracy narratives about the multifamily industry. This week, on his LinkedIn page, he debunks monopoly myths that claim large corporate landlords dominate the...
Rents on the rise

Rent growth blooms in spring

The latest rent report from Apartment List shows that the national median monthly rent growth in March was +0.59 percent. Rents have now risen for 2 months in a row. However, year-over-year rent growth...
Clear Investment Group

Clear Investment Group Announces Plans to Raise $300M for Multifamily Fund

Clear Investment Group has announced plans to raise a new $300 million Fund, Clear Opportunities Fund II, to acquire multifamily housing projects across the country. “Our strategy has always been to identify undervalued properties in...
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