The Fix-and-Flip Trend Goes Rural

Reading Time: 5 minutesSmaller cities are the new stars in the home-renovation movement
Attracting the Right Talent

Reading Time: 4 minutesBeing flexible and embracing change will help mortgage companies in recruiting efforts
Dana Brown, Fannie Mae

Reading Time: 3 minutesTax credits help to solve the affordable-housing dilemma
International Investments: Singapore

Reading Time: 3 minutesOne of the largest sources of foreign investment into U.S. commercial real estate continues to be a small island that encompasses less area than Lexington, Kentucky. This nation is Singapore — the compact city-state off the tip of the Malay Peninsula. Singapore remains a major player in cross-border deals into the U.S., with asset sales […]
Commercial Spotlight: Atlantic Region

Reading Time: 6 minutesThe southeastern seaboard is enjoying an economic rebound.
A vision for the mall of the future

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe new ice rink was teeming with skaters of all ages during a Saturday afternoon public skate at the Kraken Community Iceplex, the epicenter of what was once the Northgate Mall on the north side of Seattle. The skating facility is part of a grand experiment being undertaken by the Simon Property Group, the largest […]
Data is an equalizer for climate-change concerns

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe increased frequency and severity of extreme weather events have prompted growing awareness and concern within the commercial real estate industry. Assets once deemed safe from peril now sit precariously in harm’s way. Acute physical risks such as floods and wildfires, as well as more chronic issues that include water insecurity, have pushed industry stakeholders […]
The Condo Conundrum

Reading Time: 6 minutesThese homes appeal to millennials, but they also pose risks for the mortgage industry
More Rungs on the Ladder

Reading Time: 5 minutesThe U.S. faces a massive housing shortage that needs to be addressed
Find Your Way Through the Grey

Reading Time: 4 minutesSet yourself apart through persistence and outside-the-box solutions