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: Discrimination domino effect
In June the Supreme Court struck down race-based admissions in Students for Fair Admissions versus Harvard and University of North Carolina. The decision affects higher education but it signals legal risk in the workplace...
Infographic: Infrastructure bill
The $1.2 trillion bipartisan bill contains just $550 billion in new spending. The remainder are annual allocations for highways and other infrastructure. New spending includes:
$110 billion roads and bridges
$66 billion railroads
$65...
INFOGRAPHIC: Disparate impact of high interest rates
Disparate impact of high interest rates has adversely impacted millions of low- and middle-income families—and housing providers. More often high interest rates depress stock and housing prices, and other asset values— impacting all income...
Infographic: Rent control – Getting the squeeze for poor housing policy and stifling regulation
5%+rate of inflation
California state legislators have passed AB 1482 sponsored by Assemblyman David Chiu (d)—San Francisco. The bill limits annual rent increases that commercial single-family homes and apartment landlords may implement to 5% plus...
Infographic: Breaking buildings
Breaking buildings Commercial real estate CLOs (collateralized loan obligations) are mortgages that are packaged into bonds and sold to investors. CLOs are widely used to finance apartments. But the same things that make CLOs...
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.
443,000 total overstatement...
Infographic: The changing American dream
Homeownership peaked at 69% in 2004, then fell for years thereafter before rebounding in 2020 to 66%. Fundamentals are set to change the business model on renting vs. buying for some time to come.
Corporate...
Infographic: The Big Chill
Thawing America’s unchosen
Time will tell the full effect the C19 shutdown will have on the American economy. Here are the signals thus far.
NYC vacancies nearly triple
Apartment vacancies jumped from 1,750 during the last week...
Infographic: It’s good to be in apartments
Multifamily assets experienced record appreciation, including its largest single quarter growth in the history of the Freddie Mac index: In the last year, property prices grew by 19.6 percent, mortgage rates increased 6 basis...
Infographic: Property rights deconstruction
Rent control appears to be the most efficient technique presently known to destroy a city—except for bombing. (Swedish economist and socialist Assar Lindbeck)
St. Paul, Minnesota
has passed the strictest rent control measures in the U.S.—if...
Infographic: High-speed internet changes the world…again
Magnified by the pandemic, the prevalence of high-speed internet has again redefined place. If workers and students can work and learn from anywhere, where will they live? Idaho.
8% of Americans moved in 2019,...
Infographic: C19 just the facts
Real guarantee: No models were used in the production of this report.
50% of those who contract the coronavirus are asymptomatic
80% of all coronavirus cases are mild according to the most recent studies...
Infographic: Bringing down the roof
Home builders met in record numbers in Las Vegas, Nev., Jan. 31-Feb. 2. The International Builders’ Show, the largest light construction show in the world offered over 100 educational sessions including NAHB Economist Robert...
Infographic: Big bang theory
Resuming student loan payments with interest at the end of the summer after a three year federal program pause could trigger a tidal wave of defaults according to a new report. Those ages 25...
