A report from Bloomberg. "The subprime mortgage-backed bond may be dead in America a decade after it helped trigger the global financial crisis, but a security with some of the same high-risk characteristics is starting to take off. It’s called…
A report from the Wall Street Journal on New York. "A drop in sales of new Manhattan condominiums has been even steeper and broader than conventional sales measures indicate, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis of contract signings. Looking…
A report from Market Watch. "Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac may stop offering certain mortgages as they prepare to privatize, but borrowers won’t be left behind, the companies’ chief regulator said. 'Fannie and Freddie must not repeat the mistakes of…
A report from the Douglas Digital Daily in California. "Forget what’s fashionable in floor plans, decor or color palettes. This year’s hot housing flavor is something every house hunter can agree upon: a price discount. It’s no blip. The frequency…
A report from the Wall Street Journal on Nashville Tennessee. "This city has been a poster child for economic development, the good and the bad. Tax breaks and cash incentives have flowed. Tourists, sports teams and conventioneers have come. Hotels…
A report from the Wall Street Journal on New York. "Two New York landlords with large portfolios of rent-regulated apartments are behind on payments on more than $200 million in real-estate loans, a sign that new state rent laws are…
A report from Builder Online on New York. "The number of homes for sale reached new highs in Brooklyn and Queens and jumped to near-highs in Manhattan, according to the Q3 2019 StreetEasy Market Reports. In Manhattan, the index fell…
A report from Bloomberg. "Residential starts fell 9.4% to a 1.26 million annualized rate on weakness in the multifamily category after an upwardly revised 1.39 million pace in the prior month, according to government figures released Thursday that missed estimates in…
A report from Bisnow on Massachusetts. "Recession alarm bells are ringing in one Boston real estate sector, but the backbone of the city’s economy is still pushing forward with more development. The higher education-backed development boom may be coming late…
A report from the Milwaukee Biz Times in Wisconsin. "Barrett Lo Visionary Development, the real estate development firm that has been working for years to build a 44-story luxury apartment building at a site near the lakefront in downtown Milwaukee,…