Tag: Blog
Taking sides on Prop 21
The latest rent control initiative to appear on California’s ballot will be voted on this November. People and groups are now declaring where they...
Jobs coming back, but slowly
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) recently released its Job Openings and Labor Turnover (JOLT) report for July. It shows that the jobs market...
Lumber drives construction material prices higher again
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its producer price index report for August 2020. It showed that the BLS price index of materials...
Rent growth barely positive in August
Yardi Matrix released its August 2020 report on the multifamily rental housing market. The report shows that rent growth was positive for the second...
Payroll tax holiday begins Sept. 1
At the beginning of August, President Trump issued an executive order deferring certain payroll tax obligations. This was done in response to Congress refusing...
New housing laws coming to California
The 2020 legislative session in California saw the consideration of at least 9 significant bills intended to address the state’s housing deficit. When the...
Multifamily property values outperform since COVID
A pair of recent reports, one from CoStar and another from Real Capital Analytics (RCA), track the changes in values of commercial property in...
Rent growth turns positive in August
Apartment List is out with their rent report for August 2020. It shows a slight uptick in rents nationally but with wide local variations. The...
Urban housing markets forecast to recover
Moody’s Investor Services recently released a report discussing the future of urban areas, and particularly of urban housing, in the wake of the COVID-19...
COVID impacts relocation plans
The COVID-19 pandemic and the changes it has caused in our lives are bound to have an impact on where people choose to live....
Multifamily mortgage originations fall in Q2
A Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) report on mortgage originations shows that, while multifamily mortgage originations fell in the latest quarter, they held up better...
Multifamily housing construction rebounds in July
The Census Bureau released its monthly new residential construction report for July 2020. It shows a strong rebound in multifamily housing construction. Permits up strongly The...
Jobs coming back, but slowly
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) recently released its Job Openings and Labor Turnover (JOLT) report for June. It shows that the jobs market...
Multifamily property values fall in Q2
CoStar recently released its quarterly report on the change in value of commercial property in the United States. This article looks at the part...
Construction material prices rise on higher lumber prices
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its producer price index report for July 2020. It showed that the BLS price index of materials...
