Ghosts of economies past: 39 v 46 The similarities between the presidencies of Joe Biden and Jimmy Carter have given many pause. Is America on...

Darkest before the light: Preparing for a failing U.S. electric grid As the number and duration of U.S. power outages rises, carbon-based power plants are being...

ESG (environmental, social, governance) standards break the business convention of evaluating business performance based on quantitative financial metrics. This is a major shift in...

Inflation is a broad rise in prices when Government prints more money to pay for programs and entitlements People who have more money...

Energy rising Already vexed by historic levels of inflation, housing operators and residents also bare the financial weight of sudden and fast-rising electricity, natural gas...

Multifamily assets experienced record appreciation, including its largest single quarter growth in the history of the Freddie Mac index: In the last year, property...

While data collection does not include specifics on why people move, data scientists have drawn a correlation between low-tax, low-cost states and population growth. +0.1%...

The National Association of Home Builders and the National Multifamily Housing Council found that regulations imposed by all levels of government (local, state, federal)...

In a recent NAHB Power Hitters episode, top economist, Robert Dietz cited student debt payment freezes as one reason for record levels of cash...

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,...

Inflation: decline of a currency’s purchasing power. Derived using the change in the consumer price index (CPI), created 1919. Changes in CPI determine inflation...

While COVID created a shared world experience across generations, reactions to the pandemic roiled the jobs market. One example: Millions of people left the...

World Economic Forum (WEF) announced the results of its first global simulation in October, 2019, predicting a catastrophic pandemic. Months later the world was...

Lockdowns fueled yet another wave of automation for many property management businesses. AI and 5G are expected to continue the momentum as the internet...

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...

50 largest multifamily housing owners by location Shifting public opinion 58% Americans are pro real estate development compared to 49% y/y 40% support higher density apartments or...

When the government prints money to cover its spending, the dollar is devalued and taxpayers pay. The $1,000 bill was a gold certificate in 1918....

State-mandated lockdowns began a cascade that especially devastated lower income people and continues to adversely impact the business of property management. Government interference with the ability...

Unprecedented! 10.1 million openings Jobs 22 million jobs lost from lockdowns; almost three quarters of these have been replaced 13 million Americans still receive some form of...

  Getting to the bottom of an artificial labor market 3 million unemployed U.S. persons New jobless claims rise even after many states opt out...

No labor. No materials. Rising costs and more regulations. The lack of housing grows. 5 million more housing units needed to pace demand 5...

Homeownership peaked at 69% in 2004, then fell for years thereafter before rebounding in 2020 to 66%. Fundamentals are set to change the business...

Our government has abandoned a rich and socially beneficial history of trust-busting to allow big tech to dominate people’s lives. Tim Wu, The Curse of...

Economic lockdowns come with unintended consequences—economic destruction, surging poverty and decline in mental health among them. A new study suggests the lockdowns may not...

It’s inevitable. Trade show organizers are revving their engines, ready to roar back. Maybe you’ve already dared jump on a plane to wait out the...