The Fed is setting interest rates based in part on old data. Inflation may not be as high as the government says it is thanks to latency built into the Bureau of Labor Statistics calculation of the...
However, that doesn't mean conditions like interest rates are getting easier. The commercial real estate industry has been trying to sort out, and lobby for, where things are going. Goldman Sachs s...
Plus, June FOMC minutes show more concern about CRE. Last week, the Federal Reserve had two opportunities to comment on the state of commercial real estate. In a regular report to Congress and minu...
The central bank sees things getting back on track but wants to be 'more confident that inflation is moving sustainably down.' A macroeconomic research company — the innocent and guilty will ...
Or it could just mean a short break in declining values. Questions compile about where the economy is going. The Federal Reserve doesn't know when rate cuts might happen. So, why sho...
Assumptions about jobs, wages, inflation, and recessions have some correlation, but nothing that is immutable. Looking at every bit of economic data as a form of divination has become a national pa...
Homebuilders are 'increasingly pulling back' on building plans. "Despite copious media stories of a general lack of housing supply and never-ending home price gains, we instead see renewed signs of...
While lower-income renters struggled to find affordable rentals, more higher-rent units came on the market. A new report from the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University describes tw...
Big banks are trying to unload loans before they're forced to recognize a loss. Whether you call it extend-and-pretend or delay-and-pray, the strategy has become a favorite of banks holding too man...
Insurance premiums rose 27.7% YOY in January A 7.1% increase in total operating expense is adding to the challenges multifamily investors are facing along with a glut of new units, according to a n...