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Housing permits surge in January

by Robert Hughes | Feb 26, 2021 | Residential Investor, zLead Article

Housing permits, considered a leading indicator for future construction activity and the broader economy, surged to a 15-year high in January. The jump was supported by increases in the dominant single-family category and the multifamily category. Total housing starts...

US real estate market cycles, 4Q2020

by Glenn Mueller | Feb 19, 2021 | The Professor, zLead Article

A physical market cycle analysis of four property typesacross 54 metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) for 4Q2020. GDP ended 2020 at a negative -3.5% annual growth rate, after the largest decline (2Q20) and bounce-back (3Q20) in history. Covid revenue growth, while...

Investor gossip from NYC – the office evolves

by David Auerbach and Mary Jensen | Feb 15, 2021 | The Fund Manager, zLead Article, zNewsletter

For almost a year, we have personally witnessed friends and colleagues sharing pictures of their working-from-home digs. At the onset of the pandemic, we would see shots of a laptop on a bistro table situated on patios, balconies or even poolside. By last summer, we...

The future of the quick-service restaurant industry

by Ben Farthing | Feb 12, 2021 | The Analyst, zLead Article

“Drive-through and pickup-only is the quick-service restaurant business model of the future.” I remember having that conversation with prospective buyers in 2018 when I was selling a single-tenant Dutch Bros Coffee in Payson, Arizona. For those of you who are...

Get ready for the 21st century’s own Roaring Twenties

by BJ Feller and Isaiah Harf | Feb 3, 2021 | The Macro View, zLead Article

The Roaring Twenties hold a certain nostalgia in the collective American mindset, harkening back to the days of flappers, speakeasies, and the headiness of the economic boom that preceded the Great Depression. While most have some recollection of the period from their...