Min 1 Across the U.S., home price growth slowed to 1.3% this year, the weakest since 2019. Florida, the poster child of the pandemic housing boom, is now showing year-over-year declines in several cities. For investors, that’s not a signal to flee—it’s a chance to
Min 1 With the government shut down, the impact is showing up far from Capitol Hill. In Washington D.C., Chicago, and Los Angeles, restaurants and shops near federal buildings are reporting sharp drops in daily customers. That drop in foot traffic—the number of people walking by who spend
Min 1 A Manhattan office tower just defaulted on a $180 million loan, and that one event has Wall Street sweating. When a building “defaults,” it means the owner has stopped paying the bank. Right now, office loan delinquencies—missed payments—have jumped to 8.1%, the highest in over
Min 1 Interest rates don’t knock — they creep in through your underwriting, creep in through buyer demand, and shrink your room for error. For flippers, that squeeze is real: when costs go up, margins evaporate. In Q2 2025, the typical gross return on a flipped home was just 25.
Min 1 Interest doesn’t always show up in your mortgage — sometimes it shows up in your market multiples. According to the UBS 2025 Global Real Estate Bubble Index, Miami ranks #1 globally for bubble risk, with a score of 1.73. That doesn’t guarantee a crash — but it’
Min 1 Big deals don’t always make headlines — until they drop a billion-dollar asking price. That’s what’s happening with 101 California Street, one of SF’s most iconic office towers. It’s now quietly up for sale, marketed around $1B (≈ $900/sq ft). The interesting twist: even
Min 1 Interest rates don’t just alter borrowing – they reshape business models. In a bold move, Compass announced it will acquire Anywhere Real Estate in an all-stock deal valued around $1.46B. Anywhere stock soared 56% on the news. This consolidation signals a tightening marketplace: lower transaction volume, thinner
Min 1 Interest rates creep in quietly — and they’re being felt painfully in commercial real estate, especially office. The sector is under severe strain as maturing debt collides with rent stress and soft leasing. Rough estimates suggest up to 30% of office buildings are bearing 90% of vacancy pain
Min 1 Interest rates don't knock on your door. They creep in quietly, show up in your mortgage bill, and slowly reshape the real estate landscape. For investors, the shift is less about panic and more about positioning. As rates rise, so do your monthly costs. A 1%
Min 1 We begin with a shift in tone from one of restraint to one signaling potential easing. J.P. Morgan has advanced its forecast for the Fed’s first interest rate cut to September 2025, a change from its earlier view of December. That suggests growing recognition of labor
Min 1 Gold is outperforming nearly every other asset class. Amid soaring mortgage rates and uncertainty, gold prices have surged past key competitors such as real estate, Bitcoin, and standard equities. It isn’t just a shiny hedge anymore—it’s the rising star in investor portfolios. Min 2 Investors
Min 1 Real Estate Investment Trusts, or REITs, let you invest in income-generating properties without owning or managing real estate yourself. They operate like mutual funds for property—pooling investors’ money to buy and run commercial real estate. The magic lies in accessibility, as they trade on stock exchanges just