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Fed Holds Rates Steady, While Taking Note of Emerging Economic Risks
The Federal Reserve's recent decisions and the overall economic landscape have significant implications for the real estate market. In...
Jason Tuvia
Sep 28, 20232 min read


Core Inflation Cooling but Still High, Supporting Likely Fed Rate Hike
As we navigate the ever-changing economic landscape, understanding key indicators like inflation and housing dynamics becomes crucial. In...
Jason Tuvia
Jul 14, 20232 min read

Consumers Tighten Budgets as Student Loan Payments Resume
The landscape of student loans is experiencing significant shifts that will undoubtedly influence various aspects of our economy. From...
Jason Tuvia
Jul 10, 20232 min read

Tuvia Multifamily Memo - March 2023
Los Angeles Multifamily Market Update March 2023 By: Jason Tuvia Where are Interest Rates Now for LA Multifamily? Many lenders have...
Jason Tuvia
Mar 9, 20234 min read


Fed Continues to Ease Back on Rate Increases to Assess Cumulative Impact
Softening economic data warrants less-assertive rate increase. The Federal Reserve has extended its tightening cycle into 2023 by raising...
Jason Tuvia
Feb 3, 20232 min read


Tuvia Multifamily Memo - December 2022
December 2022 By: Jason Tuvia How High are Cap Rates on LA Rent Control Multifamily? Within the past 90 days throughout all of Marcus &...
Jason Tuvia
Dec 7, 20224 min read


Rising Core Inflation Keeps Fed Alert; Food, Fuel Costs Hold CRE Implications
Headline and core inflation trend in opposite directions. In August, the headline Consumer Price Index recorded a year-over-year increase...
Jason Tuvia
Sep 16, 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

Hiring Continues in High Gear with Implications for Real Estate, Fed Policy
Job growth continues at consistent, above-average pace. Employers added 372,000 personnel to payrolls in June, bringing the total job...
Jason Tuvia
Jul 8, 20221 min read


Early Signs of Housing Price Recalibration as Higher Interest Rates Stunt Affordability
Prospective buyers deterred by decade-high mortgage rates. The Fed increased its overnight rate for a third time this year in mid-June to...
Jason Tuvia
Jun 29, 20222 min read

Fed Increasingly Aggressive in Effort to Curb Inflation; Rising Interest Rates Form Headwind for CRE
The Fed’s 75-basis-point hike in the federal funds rate underscores the central bank’s ardent goal to stabilize rapidly climbing prices,...
Jason Tuvia
Jun 16, 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


Playing Defense May Define Commercial Real Estate Next Year, Urban Land Institute Finds
Annual Survey Shows Industry Remains Optimistic Despite Economic Uncertainty Next year may be the time to get defensive with real estate...
Jason Tuvia
Oct 4, 20192 min read


Next Year May Be The Time To Get Defensive With Real Estate Investments
Firms Seen Raising Risk of High Office Vacancy, Greater Defaults in Any Recession The president of the Boston Federal Reserve Bank is...
Jason Tuvia
Oct 2, 20193 min read


Fed Cuts Interest Rates to Try to Cushion US Economy From Global Headwinds
CoStar Analysis: US Central Bank Now Must Gauge Effects of Recent Changes The Federal Reserve reduced its policy rate by 25 basis points...
Jason Tuvia
Sep 23, 20192 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


Foreign Capital Flows to US Property Seen Increasing Into Next Year
With Recession Not Imminent, Overseas Investors May Look More to US While foreign investment in U.S. commercial real estate fell...
Jason Tuvia
Sep 16, 20193 min read


Presidential Problem: Candidates Pitch Solutions to Nation’s Housing Shortage
Proposals Give New Prominence to the Lack of Shelter in a Growing Economy As Democratic presidential candidates debated on Thursday...
Jason Tuvia
Sep 13, 20199 min read


Tech and Media Boom Is Driving Down Vacancies in Westside Los Angeles Neighborhood
Stakeholders Say Playa Vista is Heating Up The convergence of media and technology is helping to make a dent in vacancies in Playa Vista,...
Jason Tuvia
Sep 12, 20192 min read
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