INFOGRAPHIC: The era of fiscal excess
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Lockdowns were the beginning of the end of office space as we’ve known it for over four decades. Work from home spurred vacancies expected to rise through 2025. The 2022 Fed interest rate...
INFOGRAPHIC: The White House issues national rent control plan
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The new cap on annual rent increases will apply to a million Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) apartments according to The Washington Post.
2020 Senator Sanders (Vt.) contends that federal control of the multifamily...
INFOGRAPHIC: Can governments use building permits to extort property owners?
The Supreme Court will hear a landmark property-rights case (Sheetz v. County of El Dorado) with major economic implications. When a decision will be made is unclear; Chevron was originally ruled on June 25,...
INFOGRAPHIC: Independent contractors targeted
A new Biden administration rule goes into effect March 11, imposing stricter measures to determine whether companies can classify their workers as independent contractors. The new regulation could affect millions of workers.
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INFOGRAPHIC: The era of fiscal excess
The era of fiscal excess, BofA Michael Hartness’s description of today’s government spending
The national debt doesn’t impact Americans in the present, right? It’s a tomorrow problem. Persistent inflation, dollar devaluation and rising rents from dollar...
INFOGRAPHIC: More LIHTC
A bipartisan tax deal sets a path for more affordable rental units. Part of the broader Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024, the proposal boosts low-income housing tax credits (LIHTC)...
INFOGRAPHIC: 2024 Tax brackets are out
The IRS released new federal income tax brackets in November. Though marginal tax rates did not change, federal law requires brackets be adjusted for inflation.
5.4%
this year’s rise in tax brackets due to inflation. Last...
INFOGRAPHIC: U.S. economy: mood or metrics?
As 2023 draws to a close, inflation risks remains—specifically housing, services and energy. It’s these data points keeping misery real. Does this signal recession ahead?
69% of Americans say the country is heading in the...
INFOGRAPHIC: An inside job: the invisible tax on renters
Called the “invisible tax” because it allows government agencies to print money, soaring inflation has crippled renter household budgets for years. The rate of increase is beginning to slow but residents have yet to...
INFOGRAPHIC: Rummage sale: appliances, clothing, federally-funded apartment loans and more
Signature Bank—the third largest bank failure in history—was seized by the FDIC earlier this year in March. The auction of the $33 billion in real estate loans and other assets is the largest commercial...
INFOGRAPHIC: Why Earth is setting records
Why Earth is setting weather records
Here’s the data on weather patterns and their potential impact on real assets in the decade ahead. The story begins with an eruption 100x the intensity of the Hiroshima...
INFOGRAPHIC: The U.S. economy in 8 charts
The U.S. economy in 8 charts
The pandemic unleashed unprecedented federal fiscal and monetary actions “investing” trillions of dollars. This opportunistic spending spree left the U.S. with a weakened economy, inflation and a looming debt...
INFOGRAPHIC: Multifamily housing’s long-run labor crisis
Multifamily housing’s long-run labor crisis
The construction industry alone needs over 61,000 new hires every month just to keep up with industry growth and worker attrition. On-going labor shortages across all sectors will continue to...
INFOGRAPHIC: Next move
Next move
Last year’s U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in West Virginia v. EPA was historic. Not only did the court rule that the 2015 Clean Power Plan was unconstitutional—it dramatically limited EPA’s power to regulate...
