Regulating big tech: Is a day of reckoning coming?
The Justice Department is said to be planning an antitrust investigation into Google. Recently, the House Judiciary Committee launched its own antitrust probe. Last year, the Federal Trade Commission announced a probe into Facebook’s...
Who’s really listening?
Your own team. They couldn't care less about ringing rhetoric quotable by future generations. They want to know whether to update their resumes or renew their commitment to the work.
U.S. President Barack Obama is...
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...
Apartment rent and occupancy hit record highs
Apartment rent growth and occupancy set new records in November, yet another sign that the nation’s housing market isn’t following seasonal patterns this year. Rent growth and occupancy usually cool heading into winter.
Apartment occupancy...
Power Hitters with Neil Brown
Yield PRO TV presents NAHB Power Hitters. Host Linda Hoffman talks with Neil T. Brown, CEO/Founder of ArchCo Residential LLC.
Update on student housing
RealPage recently presented their student housing fall market update. It reported that rent growth and occupancy numbers are below what has been seen in recent years but they are not as bad as some...
79.8 percent pay rent by April 6
The National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC)’s Rent Payment Tracker found 79.8 percent of apartment households made a full or partial rent payment by April 6 in its survey of 11.6 million units of professionally...
Cool new lockers hit the market
Refrigerated package lockers have recently been introduced to the market, spurred by the increase in deliveries of meals from companies like Blue Apron and Hello Fresh, and produce and refrigerated items ordered through Amazon’s...
Building the future
Inspiring the next generation to continue the work of supplying the nation with housing is central to the long term health of the home building industry. One step that the National Association of Home...
Infographic: Sudden immigrant impact
A recent Gallup poll—taken weeks after Title 42 restrictions on immigration were lifted (May 11)—shows public support of immigration declining.
Industry associations continue to press for immigration reform as immigrants are vital to the building...
Multifamily housing starts up in Fannie Mae forecast
Compared with earlier forecasts, Fannie Mae’s October economic and housing forecasts call for higher multifamily housing starts over the next 6 months while also anticipating lower GDP growth and higher inflation.
Housing: less single-family, more...
U.S. housing market, recovery or lost decade?
What some of Wall Street's forecasts for a recovery may be underestimating are tectonic shifts in the U.S. economy that make the housing market a different place from a decade ago.
Record levels of student...
Yardi Matrix reports rent growth rate falls again in August
Yardi Matrix reported that national average apartment rent growth was $1 in August, compared to the revised rent level of the month before. The average rent reached $1,728 per month.
Rent growth rate continues its...
Rate Desk Tuesday, June 23, 2020
June 23, 2020 edition of Yield PRO TV Rate Desk with Michael Thomas. What does more cash mean for MF portfolios and where are rates going?
Rate Desk notes June 23, 2020
Indices up
Crude...
Future features
The home has always been important, but it’s safe to say that this year, the significance of the home is greatly increased. A residence is now everything—a home office, a home gym, a safe...
