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Evolving Northeastern real estate markets look towards the future

by Maddie DeCerbo, Nick Jann, Ben Wurtzel | Oct 14, 2021 | Head Of Research, zOurWriters2

A Property Chronicle regional series. The Northeastern US is the most densely populated region of the country, with more than 30 million people living in the roughly 250-mile expanse of near-continuous urbanisation that stretches from Philadelphia to Boston. This area...

New single-family home sales rose but so did inventory and months’ supply

by Robert Hughes | Oct 6, 2021 | Residential Investor

Sales of new single-family homes posted a small gain in August, increasing 1.5% to 740,000 at a seasonally adjusted annual rate from a 729,000 pace in July. Despite the gain, sales are down 24.3% from the year-ago level and are 25.5% below the 993,000 pace in January...

New single-family home sales rose but so did inventory and months’ supply

by Robert Hughes | Sep 29, 2021 | Residential Investor

Sales of new single-family homes posted a small gain in August, increasing 1.5% to 740,000 at a seasonally adjusted annual rate from a 729,000 pace in July. Despite the gain, sales are down 24.3% from the year-ago level and are 25.5% below the 993,000 pace in January...

Hating landlords misplaces the blame

by Gary M Galles | Sep 23, 2021 | The Professor, zEditor's pick, zLead Article

“No wonder people f—–g hate landlords.” That was what comedian Andy Richter tweeted (since deleted). What caused that reaction? A landlord wanted six month’s advance rent on an apartment he was seeking for his son. However, that expletive reflects...

A tale of two Josephs

by Michael Shaoul | Sep 22, 2021 | Golden Oldie, The Fund Manager

The Biden administration may yet rue its tax and spend agenda. Writing a year ago, during the uncertain early days of the pandemic, we predicted that the US government would come to the rescue of the private sector in a manner that was likely to be transformative to...