Crowdfunding Meets Real Estate Investing
In recent years crowdfunding has emerged as an alternative way to finance everything from business startups, investment ideas, philanthropy, personal donations and even real estate investments. The […]
Month: February 2017
Higher Prices & Rising Rates Bring Housing Affordability to an 8-Year Low
A combination of higher median home prices and rising interest rates have made the U.S. housing market the least affordable it’s been since Q3 2008, […]
JLL Helps Spotify Land a 378K Square Foot Lease at 4 World Trade Center
Global real estate firm Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) helped music streaming company Spotify USA sign a 378,243 square foot lease at New York’s 4 World […]
Top 10 Office Markets with the Biggest Rent Gains in 2016
Bisnow published a list of the top 10 markets with the highest annual rent gains between Q4 2015 and Q4 2016: Oakland, CA (CBD) Q4 […]
The Fed Warns of Rising Commercial Real Estate Valuations
A report by the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank, warned that prices of commercial properties, which have significantly outpaced rental income, are now a “growing concern”, […]
RE/MAX Website is the Undisputed Favorite Among Home Shoppers
With 77 million visits in 2016, RE/MAX’s website was the undisputed favorite for home shoppers, according to Yahoo! Finance. The RE/MAX website was so dominant, […]
CBRE Acquires Capstone Financial to Help Reduce Loan Processing Times
CBRE announced today that it acquired Capstone Financial for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition “enhances CBRE’s debt and structured finance service offering nationally while providing […]
CBRE and JLL Beat Q4 Expectations
Global real estate giants CBRE (CBG) and Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) both announced that they beat Q4 expectations. According to CNBC ,CBRE reported earnings of $0.93 per […]
Portland Tops 2016 Housing Price Gains
Portland, OR home prices led the nation in price appreciation, surging 13.8% in 2016 to$354,400, according to Business Insider. Meanwhile, as of December 31, 2016, Real […]
Seattle’s Home Prices Show Signs of Softening
Seattle’s red hot housing market is showing signs of softening, according to an article in the Seattle Times. The city’s median house price of $635,000 is down […]