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Low interest rates make single-family homes a good investment

Self storage thrives due to migration and societal shifts

The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on U.S. commercial real estate have been wide-ranging. The industrial- property sector has grown and multifamily housing experienced early declines before steadying itself, while office and retail have only recently started to show evidence of their anticipated stress. The fortunes of niche property sectors have followed suit. Outcomes for […]

The refi borrower profile will change as rates rise

With interest rates declining to record lows during 2020, the U.S. mortgage market had the largest number of originations in 17 years and the second largest on record, according to CoreLogic data. This peak volume was driven by traditional rate-and-term-refinances as the data showed that more than half of all loans originated last year (as […]