Category: Gulf Coast Commercial Real Estate
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Southeast Apartment Market Faces Looming Slowdown as Permits Plunge
Absorption reached an apex of 56,000 units during the first quarter. By Kristen Smithberg via GlobeSt.com <— Click here for complete article and others by Kristen. Last year’s apartment boom was historic, but a declining trend in permitting over the past…
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The $300 Billion Waiting Game
Warren Buffett has quietly become one of the most dominant players in the U.S. government debt market. According to Berkshire Hathaway’s latest filings, the company now holds 4.89% of all outstanding Treasury bills, amounting to $300.87 billion in short-term…
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Google’s Global Domination!
Google parent Alphabet smashed analysts’ estimates yesterday, posting first-quarter earnings per share of $2.81, versus a FactSet consensus estimate of $2.01, and revenue of $90.2 billion, versus the Street’s $89.17 billion projection. For Q1 2025, Alphabet’s revenue grew 12% year over year…
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The historic peak in U.S. apartment supply is now in the rearview mirror…
By Jay Parsons •• Rental Housing Economist (Apartments, SFR), Speaker and Author via LinkedIn <— Click here for complete article and other research perspectives by Jay. The historic peak in U.S. apartment supply is now in the rearview mirror. Completions…
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Dollar, Dollar Bills, Yawl! ~ Flight to elsewhere
News via Titan <—- CLICK HERE for more news and articles like this The dollar has tumbled nearly 9% year-to-date—marking its worst start to a year on record and casting a long shadow over America’s role as the world’s financial…
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Do you accept rent via credit card?
A new credit card king is crowned The Federal Reserve has officially approved Capital One’s $35 billion acquisition of Discover, clearing a major regulatory hurdle for what would be the largest U.S. bank merger in recent years. While both companies…
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New Apartments Are Filling Up at Nearly the Slowest Pace on Record, But That May Change as Builders Pull Back
By Lily Katz and Sheharyar Bokhari via Redfin.com <— Click here for complete article Less than half (47%) of newly built apartments completed in the third quarter of 2024 were rented within three months. That’s tied with the fourth quarter of 2023…
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Lenders Forcing Landlords To Swallow Higher Insurance Coverage Or Face Distress
Chloe Gallivan, South Florida via Bisnow.com <— CLICK HERE for complete article Commercial real estate distress has been on the rise as more property owners struggle to stay current with their loans. But the rising cost of insurance is adding a new…
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A Spike That Hits Home – Mortgage Madness
Mortgage rates surged past 7% last week, but this time the driver wasn’t inflation data or a surprise Fed move—it was the bond market unraveling in the wake of President Donald Trump’s chaotic tariff push. His latest escalation in the…
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