RealEstateEconomyWatch.com Insight and Intelligence on Residential Real Estate
Recent industry studies suggest factors are at work that will make bargains harder to find and profit margins slimmer. Read More »
Investment Activity
Low Priced Foreclosures and High Hopes for Appreciation Draw Investors Back to Real Estate
The number of consumers interested in investing in real estate has doubled since March 2009. Read More »
Wall Street Wonders About Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
Suddenly Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are behaving like Wall Street Wonders instead of government-run utilities with massive debt and virtually no prospect of ever again operating like private entities. Read More »
S&P Turns Negative on Apartment REIT Sector
S&P Equity Research recently lowered its fundamental outlook for the residential (apartment) REIT sector to negative from neutral based on the excess supply of vacant houses being rented out. Read More »
Commercial Real Estate Headed for Downturn
Commercial real estate is finally joining the party. Even though there has been no meaningful overbuilding in commercial real estate, the outlook for the industry has seriously dimmed. The retail and office sectors have turned down with vacancies rising. And the industrial sector is not far behind. A tightened credit market and a slumping economy are to blame. Read More »