Apartments

The CPI recorded another substantial drop in inflation, which should ease some financial burdens for renters and could act as a signal to the Federal Reserve Bank that interest rates need not increase any further. The resumption of student loan repayments this August could have a more direct impact on apartment demand, and three separate…

New guidance from the Federal Reserve indicates increased attention to the issue of property distress in the commercial real estate market, even as the larger economy shows more positive signs and decreasing inflation. While the office sector is a prominent focus for potential distress, the Fed includes multifamily properties and other CRE property types in…

The multifamily market continues to steadily improve, with solid underlying fundamentals but softer demand in areas that have seen a major influx of supply, a situation that lines up with the mixture of positive and negative indicators for the broader housing market and for the economy as a whole. Both home prices and rents have…

With office real estate suffering as remote working arrangements persist and drive down demand for office space, there is increasing attention on the broader impacts and knock-on effects related to the shift away from the office. Commercial real estate lenders have yet to panic, even in this environment of high interest rates and low transaction…