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…
A report from the Wall Street Journal. "The Morgan family of western New York built one of the country’s largest rental apartment empires, amassing more than 140 properties and more than 34,000 units across 14 states. Now the family business,…
A report from the Salt Lake City Tribune in Utah. "Sales of single-family homes declined in all five counties along the Wasatch Front in early 2019 as prices continued a multiyear trend upward, though that rise in prices appears to…
A report from the Los Angeles Times in California. "The Southern California median home price dipped slightly in March from a year earlier, the first annual decrease since 2012 and a sign of a remarkable downshift from the once-sizzling regional…
A report from News Channel 9 in Tennessee. "Construction in downtown Chattanooga might seem to be never ending. New apartments and condos pop up frequently around town, but is there enough demand for all of this growth? 'We had a…
A report from the Boston Globe in Massachusetts. "The number of houses and condos sold in the region in March was essentially flat, according to the Greater Boston Association of Realtors. Prices climbed, but not at the torrid pace of…
A report from the Wall Street Journal on California. "Chinese companies have been pulling back on their real-estate investments from New York to London to San Francisco. A host of Chinese firms that bought significant development sites or projects in…
A report from the Wall Street Journal. "A gauge of U.S. home building and approvals for new projects declined in March, continuing a recent weak stretch for new housing construction. Single-family building has held near the highest levels since before…
A report from the Greater Baton Rouge Business Report. "If you’ve noticed all the recent construction south of LSU and thought to yourself that the student housing market has got to be overbuilt, your instincts are spot on. Vacancy rates…