NV Office-to-Residential Surge Challenges Portfolio Strategies
The TSA HQ in Arlington is becoming 637 apartments. Down the road, 675 units just opened in a converted Falls Church office park. Northern Virginia’s office-to-residential wave is moving fast. Is your portfolio positioned for it or exposed by it? #commercialrealestate #officetoresidential #cre
Austin's Housing Surplus Turns Market Into Buyer’s Paradise
"With supply far outweighing demand, Austin has turned into a firm buyer’s market - giving house hunters more options, more negotiating power and more time to shop around." 😲 https://t.co/d4pZOxWqcs
Canada’s Housing Market Plummets 20%, Quietly Absorbed by Stable Finance
Canadian residential real estate is down -20% from its peak in 2022, a crash in prices worse than the U.S. in 2008. But no one is talking about it, primarily because the financial system is well-functioning (so far), as creditors do...
California Dream Fades, Yet Solutions Begin Emerging
"For many, the California dream has started to slip away," California YIMBY's Nolan Gray said. "But we're not here to talk about problems. We're here to talk about the beginning of a solution." https://t.co/qf01WgUEly
Sacramento’s Suburbs Grow Northeast, Southeast, Not Toward Bay
Why did Sacramento's suburbanization extend the to the northeast and southeast, rather than to the north, west, or southwest—toward the prosperous Bay Area? (1/2) https://t.co/fYIcWzLEsu
Advocating Middle-Class Housing Amid Low-Income Subsidy Push
Spot on. We try to fill this niche: in a building where every special interest wants their chunk of flesh, and every ideologue only wants subsidized/income-verified/low-income rentals, we're out here fighting to get housing built for normal, middle-class California families.
RTO Hits Strongest February Since COVID Despite NYC Snow
RTO keeps grinding higher. February was the strongest since COVID even with NYC snow dragging numbers. Severe Northeast snowstorms weighed on NYC and Boston, while major markets outside the region continued to post YoY gains. 🔗 https://t.co/1IhvNZPYUS https://t.co/uIpOony3hv
NYC Landlord Laws Force Owners to Abandon Property
i used to own an apartment in New York when i left the city, i considered renting it out but laws in NYC horrendous for landlords so i let it sit empty and then sold it would rather lose money than spend...
Millions Secured Below‑Market Housing Costs for Decades
Exactly A large group of people have locked in below market shelter costs for decades to come
Offshore Call Centers Hurt LA Brokers' Reputation
The LA apartment brokers hiring untrained, poorly spoken, off-shore call center workers to cold call owners hunting for sale listings are doing serious damage to their reputations.
US Spends More on Computer Offices than Human Offices
US spending on offices for computers has now surpassed US spending on offices for humans: https://t.co/fQstRLnjUG https://t.co/LiT7OQpCcC
Housing Softening Turns Sellers Into Accidental Landlords
A jump in "accidental landlords" often occurs when a housing market softens/weakens Some sellers list their home, fail to sell, and then test the rental market—often temporarily—while they wait for for-sale conditions to improve https://t.co/dFiL2EDnQJ
US Data Center Spending Overtakes Office Projects
Spending on data center projects in the US has exploded, surpassing offices for the first time at the end of last year. https://t.co/0qR4WGHhjm
Well‑priced Sacramento Homes Sell Fast; Overpriced Linger
Properties are getting into contract pretty quickly. Here's a look at pendings over the past week in the Sacramento region. The good stuff goes quickly if it's priced well, but overpriced stuff will sit. https://t.co/FkJxfXf4uo
WORKac Finishes Riverhouse: Compact Sustainable Family Residence
Cute project: "WORKac has completed Riverhouse, a compact sustainable residence in rural Rhode Island designed by the practice’s co-founders Amale Andraos and Dan Wood for their own family." #passivhaus #passivehouse https://t.co/LGKrxpkqpm https://t.co/0rXpbTSHPJ
Key Questions to Vet Your First Industrial Leasing Broker
What are some good questions to ask industrial leasing brokers, for someone just getting into hiring industrial leasing brokers?
Avoid the ₹2‑5 Cr Ticket Trap for Real‑Estate Wealth
The “Ticket Size Trap” Why Most Investors Get Stuck in ₹2–5 Cr Properties — And Wealth Gets Made Above or Below That This is one of the least discussed rules in Gurgaon real estate. Prices don’t move equally across all budgets. They move in...
Farmstead Road Marries Passivhaus Efficiency with Arts‑Crafts Charm
"Farmstead Road, a community housing scheme in leafy Lewisham, provides an exemplar of blending Passivhaus efficiency with quaint, craft-rich English architecture" #passivhaus #passivehouse #artsandcrafts https://t.co/5w5V0jH9kO https://t.co/5Nf9VsISqa
2026 Real Estate Hotspots: Sales Volume Across 12 Counties
Where are the transactions happening in 2026? Here’s a look at sales volume so far in the wider region within 12 counties. If you work in real estate, where are you positioning your business? https://t.co/kBtzz6MJGL
Single‑Family Home Inventory Rises 1.5% as Season Builds
Altos: Single family existing home inventory up 1.5% week-over-week. This is the time of year inventory starts to build - and it will be important to track.
Wall Street Funds Right‑wing Attack on Trump Housing Bill
Here’s the Wall Street funded right wing culture war attack against a Trump supported bill banning private equity from buying housing. https://t.co/LDJ27H9soj
OpenAI's Real
OpenAI is aggressively scaling its physical presence, with its latest 222,000 SF sublease in Mission Bay pushing its San Francisco footprint past 1M SF. The Mission Bay deal is part of a much larger real estate growth cycle: - 2023: Subleased about...
TCR's Impact on US Housing Outpaces All Firms
The effect of TCR on housing in the USA is … a lot. Maybe more than any other firm
Turn Your Colorado Airbnb Into a Snowboarding Fund
❄️ The Best Airbnb in Colorado 🏡 Before the winter is over, let your tenants pay for one last snowboarding trip down the mountains. As a real estate investors, having an Airbnb to utilize for yourself and your family when...
Master the 50% Rule: Quick NOI, Win Deals
Stop guessing your NOI. 🛑 If you can’t run the numbers in 30 seconds, you’re going to lose the deal to someone who can. The 50% Rule is your “back of the napkin” litmus test for multifamily. If the math doesn’t...
Atlanta Condo Hits 22% Loss, $1,750 Monthly Deal
Some crazy deals are popping up on condos. On this listing, seller in ATL is taking a 22% loss from their 2023 purchase. Current list of $229k almost back to pre-pandemic valuation. A mortgaged buyer can buy at all-in cost of $1,750/month,...
Cheaper, Better Homes Exist—Governments Resist Change
A great video on how homes could be made so much more cheaply and better, but our governments hate us. https://youtu.be/5fe3rP92hjY?si=xtK_Lxm_Idn469Tp
Cities Must Fund Housing Solutions, Not Rely on Rent Control
There are certainly arguments for rent control but they aren't economic arguments. It's a sociological argument (and a very fair one) about displacement risk, which is real. However, the question is who should bear those costs? One could argue that if...
Affordability, Not Aesthetics, Drives Housing Crisis: Build Smaller
I agree ... but the housing crisis is not "Oh I wish homes were more beautiful. I'd gladly pay 5% more" ... it's "If I scrape together every penny I have and commit the most I can to my monthly...
Mortgage Rate “Lockdown” Proven Myth by Data
The #Mortgage rate lockdown sounds reasonable, but it wasn't really a thing with all the data we have now. @housingwire @sarahteresa6 #realestate #housing #economics #chartdaddy
Regional Housing Markets Shape Inflation Perceptions
I’m convinced that a lot of people’s views on inflation right now are driven by whether they live in the Sun Belt (experiencing housing deflation/disinflation) or NY/SF.
Rate Lock‑In Suppresses Millions of Home Listings
The mortgage rate lockdown theory has not existed in the data since 2022, as nobody would sell their low rate to buy another home. https://t.co/E2q1j8TMjQ
Pre‑Conflict 2026 Mortgage Locks Hovered
To give you an idea of what levels were rates locked in 2026 before the conflict started, a bunch of rate locks came in at 6.20%-6.35% @housingwire @sarahteresa6 #mortgagerates #housing #realestate #chartdaddy
Lennar Sees Modest Tariff Impact as Costs Fall
After initial have a concerned reaction to tariffs back in spring 2025, most giant public homebuilders walked back their tariff concerns last summer. That commentary shift reflected a combination of factors: some of the proposed tariffs didn’t ultimately go through,...
Lennar Prices Fell 13.6% After Incentive Adjustment
If you’re active on “Housing Twitter,” you’ll likely see charts circulating this coming week that show Lennar’s average selling price down roughly -23.8% from its 2022 peak. It’s worth noting, however, that the figure reported by Lennar is net of...
Institutional Pullback Threatens Builder Supply, Says Lennar
Lennar says pushing institutional homebuyers out of the housing market could cause big builders to 'build less supply' Lennar CEO Stuart Miller said on Friday that institutional investors are already pulling back further this year given the heightened policy pressure
Common Lease Clauses Conceal Costly Tenant Risks
Your landlord calls it "standard language." There's no such thing as a standard lease. 5 commercial lease clauses that look routine but carry serious risk for office tenants: 1⃣ The Holdover Clause 2⃣ Renewal Option & Notice Deadlines 3⃣ Operating Expense Definitions 4⃣ The Permitted Use...
Canada’s First Mixed‑Use Tall Timber Passive House Completed
"GBL Architects is celebrating the completion of Canada’s first mixed-use tall timber Passive House building for the BC Indigenous Housing Society (BCIHS)" #passivhaus #passivehouse #indigenous #housing #masstimber https://t.co/7Y4DI2PjtK https://t.co/oH6BdnldtL
Leases Are Strategic Commitments, Not Simple Line Items
A five or ten year lease is not a line item … it's a long-term commitment that will shape your operations, your culture, your ability to grow or contract, and your financial flexibility for years.
Reclassify Starter Home Profits to Spur Millions of Homes
Instead, we should change the tax treatment of development of for-sale starter homes from "income" to "capital gains"
Buying Hides Massive Hidden Costs—Compare Rent Wisely
When you buy, you'll spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on irrecoverable costs like: - Interest - Transaction fees - Maintenance - Opportunity cost But the real Q to ask: 1. How does the math work out for buying vs renting? 2. What about the non-financial...
Spring Open Houses Thrive Despite Fewer Listings
Lots of open house signs while driving around today. It’s good to see. Technically, we have a little less listings this year than one year ago in the Sacramento region. I like seeing spring vibes though. Sellers and buyers doing...
Executive Orders Clash With
So we're signing executive orders to "improve housing affordability" when we already had the lowest mortgage rates in nearly FOUR YEARS. We were ever so close to that elusive magic number of 5.5% for a 30-year fixed, which gets home buyers...
Repeal Residential Prop 13, Benefit Society More Than Commercial
That’s why although it’s a lot less popular, it would be a lot more beneficial to society to repeal prop 13 for residential property rather than commercial
More Studios Drive Down Metro Prices, Boost 3BR Affordability
This is also why unit typology in new construction matters If we build lots of Studio units in Neighborhood A does that “free up” larger units for families in THAT neighborhood? Maybe More likely, it lowers prices in the Metro and ...
Industrial Real Estate Thrives on Global Structural Shifts
Industrial real estate continues to be one of the most resilient sectors in commercial real estate — and the demand is being driven by structural shifts in the global economy. For investors and operators, understanding these macro drivers is critical when...
90s Housing Market Snapshot: Sacramento and Nationwide Trends
Lots of focus on the ‘90s lately. What was the housing market like back then? Here’s what was happening in Sacramento and many markets across the country.
Housing Prices Will Drop Without Income Growth
This is the big problem I see with U.S. housing. If incomes can't support prices, something has to give. While wealth transfers can offset this temporarily, most people won't have such a windfall. If incomes don't rise, prices will fall in...
National Chains Threaten Neighborhood Charm Through Collective Rent Choices
“Tragedy of the commons” in interesting neighborhoods: Each individual owner incentivized to rent to national chains, due to their higher credit-quality. But, once too many do, the neighborhood loses what made it interesting in the first place.
Defining ‘Encourage’ Builders: Details Matter for Preservationists
The devil is in the details. What does “encourage” builders actually mean? Because I think many historic neighborhood preservationists would agree … depending on what the actual mechanism was.