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Yield Curve Inversion Reignites Recession Fears, but Many Indicators Refute Risk
Possible recession predictor lit up this month. In early July, the spread between the two-year and 10-year treasuries inverted, with the...
Jason Tuvia
Jul 15, 20222 min read


Strategies for Greening Your Building
Reduce Costs and Increase Tenant Satisfaction with Energy-Efficient Upgrades to Your Building Greening a building is not just a matter of...
Jason Tuvia
Jul 11, 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


Small Business Owners, Still Among the Most Confident, Report Slip In Optimism
CoStar Analysis: NFIB Survey Finds Dimming Prospects, More Uncertainty Small Business owners have consistently been among the most...
Jason Tuvia
Oct 24, 20192 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


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


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
What to Make of Gyrating Markets and Global Trade Wars
It appears that U.S. financial markets are finally waking up to the reality of the intended and unintended consequences of the trade war....
Jason Tuvia
Aug 8, 20193 min read

Beyond the Headline Numbers: What the Slowdown in GDP Means for Commercial Real Estate
With Business Investment Curtailed Amid Trade Uncertainty, Consumer Spending Is Key In the wake of the most recent “report card” on the...
Jason Tuvia
Aug 2, 20194 min read

Renderings revealed for $1B Clippers arena in Inglewood
The Clippers expect the arena to open in 2024—but they’re facing at two legal challenges over the project. Inglewood residents might not...
Jason Tuvia
Jul 31, 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


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


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

HBO Relocation Near Apple & Amazon, Spurring Apartment Demand
Cable Channel Lease Marks Resurgence of City as Entertainment Center Premium cable channel HBO plans to relocate its headquarters to a...
Jason Tuvia
Apr 3, 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
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