• Home Prices Growing Slower, But Outright Prices Still at All-Time Highs,Matthew Graham

    Home Prices Growing Slower, But Outright Prices Still at All-Time Highs

    Home price appreciation remained subdued in April, as the latest data from both FHFA and the S&P Cotality Case-Shiller Home Price Indices continued to point to a housing market with little overall momentum. While annual price growth improved modestly from the prior month in both reports, elevated mo

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  • The amenity arms race is over. The profit center era has begun. ,Evyn Blackwell

    The amenity arms race is over. The profit center era has begun. 

    For years, the amenity playbook in multifamily was simple: build it, bundle it, absorb the cost and call it a competitive differentiator. Rooftop decks, co-working lounges and resort-style pools have all been baked into the rent, and all have been treated as overhead. The logic made sense when lease

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  • Seniors hold a record share of housing wealth. The mortgage system still struggles to underwrite it.,Gerald Green

    Seniors hold a record share of housing wealth. The mortgage system still struggles to underwrite it.

    A major shift has happened inside American housing finance, and it should have the full attention of lenders, regulators and policymakers. For the first time on record, Americans 70 and older hold a larger share of the nation’s real estate wealth than Americans aged 40 to 54. That crossover happened

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