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Ongoing Job Growth Reflects Economy’s Resilience, but Portends Fed Response
Hiring continues, but signs of slowdown emerging. The labor market welcomed 263,000 new jobs in September, above the long-term monthly...
Jason Tuvia
Oct 7, 20222 min read

Job Growth Downshifts to Goldilocks Zone, Providing Runway for Fed to Pull Off Soft Landing
Last month’s employment report ideal for Fed objectives. Employers added 315,000 personnel to payrolls in August, below the 526,000 jobs...
Jason Tuvia
Sep 2, 20221 min read


Mortgage Rate Surge Thwarts Affordability; Apartments Offer Relief from Housing Shortage
The red-hot single-family sector rapidly cooled as the Federal Reserve stepped up its fight against inflation. Surging mortgage rates...
Jason Tuvia
Aug 22, 20224 min read

Employment Gains Echo Economic Stamina As Higher Interest Rates Add Hurdles
Job growth overcomes inflation concerns. Total employment increased by 390,000 personnel in May, consistent with April hiring, while the...
Jason Tuvia
Jun 3, 20222 min read
CoStar Money: Colony Capital Shifts Gears, Opportunity Zone Fundraising Picks Up
Investment strategies have changed a lot in the historic 10-year economic expansion that's still ongoing. During the span, major...
Jason Tuvia
Oct 10, 20196 min read


Treasury, HUD Seek to Limit Scope of Nation's Largest Multifamily Lenders
Trump Administration Needs Bipartisan Support to Decrease Government Roles of Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae The U.S. departments of Treasury...
Jason Tuvia
Sep 19, 20193 min read

As Rents Keep Rising, Renters Opting For Location Over Size
Smaller Apartments Gaining Significant Traction as Renters Accept Rent-Location Trade-off Demand for rental housing once again outpaced...
Jason Tuvia
Jul 24, 20192 min read
California Earthquake Aftershocks Could Extend to Commercial Mortgages
Property Damage Might Slow Refinancing of $3 Billion in Loans Real estate fallout could extend well beyond the immediate damage caused by...
Jason Tuvia
Jul 15, 20194 min read


Nationally Watched Rent Control Bill Passes First Test in California Senate
Golden State Edges Closer to Joining Oregon, New York With Statewide Regulation California moved a step closer to becoming the third...
Jason Tuvia
Jul 10, 20193 min read


California Lawmaker Adds Eviction Protection to Proposed Rent Cap Bill
Amended Bill to Move to State Senate Committee On July 9 The author of a proposed California bill to limit annual rent increases has...
Jason Tuvia
Jul 1, 20192 min read


California Rent Cap Bill to Get First Senate Hearing
Mortgage Bankers Join Real Estate Groups In Opposing Assembly Bill 1482 A California bill aimed at limiting annual rent increases to 7%...
Jason Tuvia
Jun 24, 20192 min read


Housing and Tenant Advocates Fail to Advance Key Bills in Push Watched Nationally
Measures to Protect Tenants, Produce More Rental Housing Get Luke-Warm Reception California lawmakers, under pressure from real estate...
Jason Tuvia
Jun 3, 20194 min read


California Assembly Passes Bill Capping Rents at 7%
Tenant Protection Measure Passes After Several Concessions to Landlords, Real Estate Brokers The California Assembly narrowly passed a...
Jason Tuvia
May 30, 20193 min read

Apartment Development Boom Spreads Into New Areas in Downtown Los Angeles
Two New Towers Give a Boost to Historic Core's Revitalization Two new Los Angeles apartment towers in the city's Historic Core are the...
Jason Tuvia
Apr 2, 20192 min read

Lower Interest Rates Should Drive More Acquisitions in the Multifamily Sector
Borrowers have an unexpected second chance to get low-interest financing to buy or re-finance apartment properties, thanks to growing...
Jason Tuvia
Mar 26, 20192 min read


Making Rent-Controlled Properties Work for You
While many investors shy away from rent-controlled buildings, they can offer good returns and steady revenue streams. Communities around...
Jason Tuvia
Mar 22, 20193 min read

Multifamily Developers Continue to Target Cities with Highly Educated Workforces
As wealthier, higher educated people show a preference for renting, apartment construction follows them. In spite of concerns about...
Jason Tuvia
Mar 14, 20192 min read

LA Rent Control Increases will climb to 4% in 2019
Angelenos living in rent-controlled apartments may see monthly rent payments climb slightly higher than expected in the coming months. In...
Jason Tuvia
Mar 12, 20192 min read

LA Mortgages are the Nation’s 3rd Least Affordable
Only in San Jose and San Francisco do families spend a higher share of their income on mortgage payments, new report finds With nearly...
Jason Tuvia
Mar 5, 20192 min read

Burgeoning Koreatown Development Reflects Growing Demand
Latest Development Reflects Neighborhood's Growing Demand Driving through the Koreatown neighborhood of Los Angeles, it’s impossible to...
Jason Tuvia
Feb 28, 20193 min read
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