A report from The M Report. "The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development released their monthly residential construction report for October on Tuesday, revealing a downward slide in building permits, housing starts, and housing…
A report from Buffalo News in New York. "DHD Ventures, the Rochester-based developer that built the Monarch 716 student-housing complex near SUNY Buffalo State, has lost possession of its sprawling 15-month-old property on Forest Avenue. A state Supreme Court justice…
A weekend topic starting with Multi-Housing News. "Thanks to the lengthy economic expansion, record-low interest rates and solid fundamentals, multifamily has gained wider acceptance on the debt side, and a host of newcomers have flooded the space. Despite a lack…
A report from Bloomberg on New York. "If you want a discount on a Manhattan apartment, you’re in luck. You’ll find them in every neighborhood, with some of the deepest reductions in the priciest areas. 'There is a wave of…
A report from Mansion Global on New York. "Another week of lackluster dealmaking in Manhattan’s luxury market halted what was becoming a stronger October. Charts from UrbanDigs show real estate deals sunk in September to the lowest level in at…
A report from the Washington Post. "While home sellers may enjoy the feeling of having the upper hand in the local housing market, buyers have been frustrated for several years by the limited number of homes for sale, rising prices…
A report from Bisnow. "Experts have been estimating the likelihood of a commercial real estate bubble for years now. As recently as a year ago, experts in sectors like multifamily denied that bubble-like conditions existed, or at least downplayed the…
A weekend topic starting with The Stranger in Washington. "If one is stuck with the tools of standard economics, he/she will not be able to make sense of the fact that during the course of Seattle's construction boom, developers have…
A report from The Real Deal on New York. "Penthouse listings — despite their catchet — aren’t immune to the new development glut. The new batch is adding to those that have been lingering — and are now asking lower…
A report from the Seattle Times in Washington. "If you read my colleague Mike Rosenberg, you already know that segments of the Seattle real-estate market are slowing. We have an apartment glut thanks to heavy investment in multifamily housing coming…