Source: Forbes — Does President Biden’s recently announced American Families Plan spell big trouble for the real estate market? To better understand the ramifications of this potential bill, let’s take a look at the specifics. Broadly speaking, the American...
Source: Keeping Current Matters — When stay-at-home mandates were enforced last year, many households realized their homes didn’t really fulfill their new lifestyle needs. An office (in some cases two), a media room, space for children to learn, a gym, and a...
Source: Housing Wire — During the previous economic expansion from 2008 to 2019, the housing market was subject to the constant refrain of build more homes. Building more homes, it was said, would solve all sorts of social problems, from making homeownership...
Source: Scotsman Guide — Commercial mortgage underwriting is usually discussed in terms of asset performance, such as rents, occupancy, expenses, valuations and debt loads. But we can’t forget that traditional lenders, especially banks, also are evaluating the...
Source: Housing Wire — Recently, at an event marking the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre, President Biden announced the launch of a new interagency task force to root out what it calls inequity in the appraisal industry. As a candidate, Biden’s...
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of May 4-8
