Tag: economic outlook
MBA forecasts a slowing economy
The Mortgage Bankers’ Association (MBA) recently released its Q2 2022 quarterly databook. It contains some data that has been previously discussed here and here,...
Fannie Mae sees slower economic growth ahead
Fannie Mae’s July economic and housing forecasts predict negative GDP growth in Q2 2022 and a recession in early 2023. The slowdown in economic...
MBA looks ahead
The Mortgage Bankers’ Association (MBA) recently released its Q1 2022 quarterly databook. It contains some data that they had previously released but it also...
Fannie Mae forecasts a downturn in 2023
Fannie Mae’s April economic and housing forecasts anticipate that rising interest rates will cause the U.S. economy to contract in the second half of...
Prediction: 2022 will be a good year for multifamily housing
In its U.S. Multifamily Outlook for Winter 2022, Yardi Matrix forecasts that the fundamentals of the multifamily housing business will remain strong in 2022...
Forecasts predict slower growth, higher inflation
A pair of economic forecasts, one from Fannie Mae and one from the Federal Reserve project lower growth and higher inflation for the rest...
Fannie Mae lowers near-term GDP growth forecast
Fannie Mae’s July economic and housing forecast projects a flattening of the GDP growth curve in 2021, with lower growth in Q2 but higher...
ULI economic forecast sees improvement
The Urban Land Institute (ULI) recently released its biannual economic forecast. It has a more positive outlook for the economy and for the multifamily...
CBRE on COVID-19 impact
On March 18, CBRE held a flash briefing on the potential impact of the COVID-19 virus. This blog provides highlights from that briefing that...
As economists forecast for 2020, some are already thinking past the next recession
“Economists generally expect will experience a downturn... over the course of 2020 or early 2021,” says Sam Chandan, a trained economist, an associate...
PCBC looks at the multifamily housing market
At the Pacific Coast Builder's Conference in San Francisco, Ryan Davis of Witten Advisors gave an overview of the state of the economy in...
Fannie Mae releases April economic forecast
Fannie Mae recently released their reading on the economy for April, along with an economic forecast for key indicators through the end of 2020. Recent...
ULI presents real estate economic forecast
Wednesday, the Urban Land Institute (ULI) presented its most recent semi-annual real estate economic forecast, which extends through 2020. The ULI forecast is based...
The road ahead
From a national perspective, the Republican sweep and President Trump’s platform suggest prospects for tax cuts and tax reform; increased infrastructure, energy and defense...
Don’t mess with the bull
Much like the great split incentive that sits at the heart of our multifamily businesses, we are a country conflicted. Sitting squarely between what...
