A report from the Washington Post. "Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell gave a speech a couple of weeks back that showed that financial regulators have learned many lessons from the 2008 financial crisis, but not the most important one, namely:…
A weekend topic starting with Geekwire. "Q&A: Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman on competing with Zillow, and the potential of real estate tech. GeekWire: It feels like we are in the wild west for real estate technology in the middle of…
A report from Boston.com on Massachusetts. "Anyone who’s paid even just casual attention to the Boston residential real estate market knows that home values continue to rise, and out of that a phenomenon has emerged: the $1 million one-bedroom, one-bathroom…
A report from the Buffalo News. "Over the course of 13 years, Robert Morgan built a real estate empire that stretches across 14 states and includes 36,000 apartments. But federal prosecutors said he did so with the help of nearly…
A report from the Buffalo News in New York. "Eighteen months ago, the network of companies run by Robert C. Morgan was one of the fastest-growing apartment owners in Western New York. Now, with two executives pleading guilty to federal…
A report from the Idaho Statesman. "Downtown Boise has become a popular residential neighborhood, with more than 300 new apartments, townhouses and condominiums opening in the past two years. Amid a virtual stampede of developers rushing to put up Downtown…
A report from CNBC. "Why aren’t builders rushing to put shovels in the ground? Speaking at CNBC’s Capital Exchange event in Washington, D.C., Sheryl Palmer, the CEO of Arizona-based Taylor Morrison Homes put it bluntly: 'The fourth quarter [of 2018]…
A report from the Express News in Texas. "Terravista Corp. partnerships that own four San Antonio apartment complexes totaling 652 units sought bankruptcy protection this week to stop foreclosure proceedings by a lender. A Terravista official blamed a dispute with…
A report from Geek Wire on Washington. "Loftium, the Seattle real estate startup that helped people buy homes in exchange for renting out an extra room on Airbnb, has shifted its focus to rentals. 'Given how quickly home prices have…
A report from the Commercial Observer in New York. "Asking and taking rents at Manhattan’s high street retail districts continue to drop. 'It’s a little bit bloody out there,' said Jared Epstein, a principal at Aurora Capital Associates." The New…