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Catalyst Housing, CALCHA, Devise New Model to Produce Middle-Income Housing Stock
By Meghan Hall The rise of COVID-19 has brought about much talk about the importance of essential workers, those that are considered the...
Existing-Home Sales Wane 17.8% in April
WASHINGTON – Existing-home sales dropped in April, continuing what is now a two-month skid in sales brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, according...
Residential Refinance Mortgages Comprise Over Half of Home Loans in First Quarter of 2020
Dollar Volume of Refinance Originations Doubles Annually in First Quarter of 2020;Total Loan Origination Dollar Volume Up 54 Percent from Last Year IRVINE,...
Pandemic Worsens Housing Supply Shortage, According to First American Potential Home Sales Model
As more homeowners are reluctant to list their homes for sale amid the pandemic, the supply of homes available to potential home buyers continues...
Repurpose, Rezone or Replace
By John Cumbelich The overbuilt US market for retail space was one crisis away from a major correction. That correction is now upon us....
Report: More Than Four Million New Apartments Needed to Meet U.S. Demand
By Meghan Hall There is a lot of speculation as to what the next few months and years—let alone a decade—will bring for...
PropTech: LemonBrew Partners and Qualia Work Together to Enhance and Expand Digital Real Estate Solutions
By Meghan Hall Technology has become a permanent fixture in the real estate sector, and, with the emergence of COVID-19, a necessity as...
“Hope is Never a Strategy That Works”: Lessons from The Great Recession and Lending During COVID-19
By Meghan Hall Irvine, Calif.-based Sabal Capital Partners was founded in the middle of The Great Recession of 2008-2009, meaning that in order...
PropTech: One VC Firm Gives its Perspective on Investing in Proptech
By Meghan Hall Proptech has permeated all aspects of commercial real estate, and as time passes, more and more innovative technologies are brought...
The Post-COVID-19 Home Buyer: Purchases Driven by Need for “Surban” Environments
By Meghan Hall Homeowners and prospective home buyers have been carefully watching the market in recent months, evaluating whether or not now—or later—would...
NBS Real Estate Consulting’s Presence Expands to Seattle, San Antonio and San Francisco
Portland, Oregon (April 14, 2020) – Norris, Beggs & Simpson Companies announces the expansion of its NBS Real Estate Consulting division with the...
Amidst COVID-19, JetClosing Bridges Gap Between Real Estate Professionals and Homeowners Looking to Buy or Refinance
By Meghan Hall Historically, buying or refinancing a home often entails a lot of face-to-face interaction with brokers, notaries and other real estate...
