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Banks face risk from CRE loan exposure
Banks have seen a lot of concerns over the last few months by depositors, investors and regulators. Multiple institutions were shuttered when it became...
An idea so bad it was bound to return: public housing
One of the biggest frustrations about getting old is hearing younger people propose ideas that were debunked decades ago—and then getting “eyes glazed over”...
Finding value in AI
Over the course of 2022 and early 2023, tech innovators unleashed generative AI en masse, dazzling business leaders, investors, and society at large with...
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish reveals key to human happiness
The Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius once offered a bit of stoic wisdom about the importance of being grateful for the things we have. “Treat what...
Vacant apartments come from bad policy, not a conspiracy
On Halloween, 2022, some elected officials held a performative press conference to talk about “Zombie Apartments.” They claim property owners are engaging in a...
NAHB Pillars of the Industry multifamily winners 2022
“Through the pursuit of beauty we shape the world as a home and in doing so we both amplify our joys and find consolation...
Beauty will save the world
It is said that beauty preserves the human essence. Through time and modernity, styles will change but human nature, the truth at man’s core—remains...
Free to build
The overregulation of American housing markets began in the nation’s coastal, educated, productive enclaves. Over time, how-ever, barriers to building have spread. Tony suburbs...
Shock to the system
Rising costs shock affordable housing developers followed by high interest rates and volatile construction costs. Developers are dizzy from volatile construction costs and rising...
Navigating uncertain times
If there is one word that best describes what’s impacting today’s multifamily market it’s uncertainty says National Apartment Association CEO Robert Pinnegar. In the wake...
The affordability conundrum
A recent report by the Urban Land Institute has shined a light on recent growth in renter-by-choice households that is setting the past few...
Progress for NYCHA
The growing plan to save NYC’s public housing is heating up. In 2023, workers will finish renovations at thousands of public housing apartments in New...
Waters of the United States: The battle rages
WOTUS: Supreme Court On January 18, U.S. EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers issued a final WOTUS rule that will overlap with a forthcoming...
Full circle
Landlords pumped billions into apartment buildings during the pandemic. That bet could now go horribly wrong. While offices have been going through a paradigmatic shift...
Business investment slumps
Orders for American-made durable goods have fallen as business investments slump—a sign of an economic slowdown. The U.S. industrial sector has been falling into a...
