A report from Mortgage Professional America. "Odeta Kushi, deputy chief economist at First American, looked at 50 housing markets across America. In all but two of those markets (San Jose and San Francisco), owning made more sense than renting. For…
A report from Bolly Inside. "Flexible workspace provider Knotel has filed for bankruptcy and has announced plans to sell its business to listed real estate services company Newmark, the company said on Sunday. The pandemic has punished several workspace companies.…
A report from the Real Deal. "Quarters’ U.S. expansion appears to have ended in bankruptcy. Eight properties and two additional limited liability companies tied to the German co-living firm filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on Friday, according to court records.…
A weekend topic starting with the New Times SLO. "So, where is the state of California headed? Even a casual follower of the news has noticed that a lot of companies are leaving the state, taking the jobs and tax…
A report from Realtor.com on New York. "Nobody wants to buy notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's real estate. The convicted criminal's grand, 28,000-square-foot townhouse in Manhattan's tony Upper East Side has undergone a $23 million price cut. 'In New York,…
A report from the Capital Times in Wisconsin. "'I do believe landlords are preparing and I expect a huge increase once the moratorium is lifted,' said Laura Nachazel, a court manager in the Dane County Clerk of Courts office. 'I…
A report from Bisnow on Illinois. "High property taxes are a hot-button issue across the state, with many commercial owners already crying foul. 'When I used to give presentations on the state budget situation, I’d joke that we should make…
A report from the Boston Globe in Massachusetts. "Greater Boston Association of Realtors noted that within the City of Boston, which accounts for about one-third of the region’s condo market, sales were up just 1 percent and the median price…
A weekend topic starting with USA Today. "'It was looking pretty bleak pre-Covid because of the transition away from bricks and mortar,' said Manus Clancy, senior managing director at Trepp LLC. 'We will see dozens and dozens of loans go…
A weekend topic starting with the Associated Press. "While REITs overall are lagging the broader stock market this year, apartment REITs are among the worst-performing. The 15 apartment REITs included in the Nareit index have a negative total return of…