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Mar 8, 2022
Mortgage Bankers Say All Major Investor Groups Increased CRE Mortgage Debt Holdings
Major investor groups increase CRE mortgage debt holdings, reports Mortgage Bankers Association.
Mar 1, 2022
Institutions Remain Significantly Under-Invested Relative to Target Allocations
Institutions remain underinvested in CRE, despite high confidence, CBC finds.
Feb 22, 2022
CRE Legal Update: House Passes LIBOR Legislation
House Passes LIBOR Legislation: Major Implications for Commercial Real Estate.
Feb 15, 2022
Housing Starts, Building Permits, Builder Confidence on Rise
Housing market indicators such as starts, permits, and builder confidence are on the rise, CBC reports.
Feb 8, 2022
Pandemic Changed How People Find Homes
Google hasn’t just shaped how consumers buy products, who won a basketball game or find out how to get a stimulus check. Increasingly, as the pandemic unfolded, locating a new place to live emerged as one of the most prominent uses of the giant online search tool.
Feb 1, 2022
2022 Best Cities for Remote Workers
Whether you’re looking to invest in new real estate, start a business, or seeking new and exciting job opportunities, the CBC team is here to provide insight that could help lead you in the right direction. Given the challenges of the pandemic, especially with the new Omicron variant dominating the nation, working remotely has become the norm for millions of Americans. In fact, up to 70% of job candidates today prefer a hybrid or remote work setup.
Jan 25, 2022
Renters Struggled in 2021, Challenged by High Occupancy Rates, Low Supply, Surging Credit Scores
If the past two years since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic seemed unfathomable, the impact was equally strange for renters. A report by RentCafe shows 2021 was a highly competitive year for renters in many areas as they faced a perfect storm: high demand, low apartment availability and applicants with top-notch credit scores.
Jan 18, 2022
Retail Spending Helped Create a Bright 2021 Holiday Season
Retail sales continued to grow in November, putting the 2021 holiday season on the home stretch for record spending, the National Retail Federation (NRF) reported. The bright projections by the Washington, D.C.-based retail trade organization are remarkable considering the challenges of inflation, supply chain disruptions and COVID-19 facing consumers and the market.
Jan 11, 2022
International Inbound Travel Returns to U.S.
The U.S. travel industry welcomed all vaccinated international visitors back to the United States after 19 months of pandemic-related border restrictions beginning November 8th. This is a long-anticipated milestone that marks the rebuilding of international inbound travel at air, land, and seaports of entry, and across destinations nationwide.
Jan 4, 2022
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos Unveils Plans for Mixed-Use Business Park in Space
Blue Origin, a spaceflight company controlled by Amazon’s Jeff Bezos’, along with partners Boeing and Sierra Space, plan to build a commercially developed, owned, and operated space station in low Earth orbit. The project is being called Orbital Reef and is envisioned as a mixed-use business park roughly 300 miles above the surface of the Earth. The International Space Station orbits about 250 miles above Earth.
