Originally published on October 6, 2021, by Ethan Chernofsky for Placer.ai BLOG.

Top tier malls across the country had been experiencing a steady recovery since the start of 2021. This recovery culminated in July when visits to indoor malls rose 1.0% above the same month in 2019, with outdoor mall visits rising 1.8%. Pent-up demand, a lack of travel, general excitement around the retail reopening and more all combined with the Back-to-School retail season to drive an impressive month.

Originally published on October 7, 2021 by Angela Waugaman for Freddie Mac.

Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), showing that the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 2.99 percent.

Originally published on October 7, 2021, by Michael Tucker for MBA Newslink.

Real Capital Analytics, New York, reported all four major commercial real estate types posted double-digit annual price growth in August.

Originally published on September 30, 2021 by Nicole Murphy on Realtor.com.

New housing data shows inventory hit a 2021 high in September, giving buyers more choices than they have had all year, according to the Realtor.com® Monthly Housing Report released today. Nearly one-third of the 50 largest metros continued to see increases in newly-listed homes compared to last year and in Austin, Texas; Portland, Ore.; Jacksonville, Fla.; and Washington, D.C., new listings were up more than 10% year-over-year.

Originally published by Lynn Pollack on September 17, 2021 for GlobeSt.com.

Renters are now the majority in more than 100 US suburbs, including the suburbs of Miami, Washington DC, and Los Angeles, according to a new report from RentCafe.

Originally published on September 22, 2021 by Shira Petrack for Placer

Our latest whitepaper analyzes the tourism and travel recovery following a year and a half of extraordinary challenges. We dove into foot traffic data for cities, states, hotels, airports, and tourist attractions across the countries to understand how the pandemic impacted – and continues to impact – these critical industries. 

Originally published on September 23, 2021, by Angela Waugaman for Freddie Mac.

MCLEAN, Va., Sept. 23, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS), showing that the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 2.88 percent.

Originally published on September 15, 2021, by Michael Tucker for Mortgage Bankers Association.

Commercial property prices just keep increasing, according to reports from CoStar, Washington, D.C. and Green Street, Newport Beach, Calif.

Originally published on September 14, 2021, by Michael Tucker for Mortgage Bankers Association.

The hotel sector continues to bounce back from a devastating 2020, according to new reports from STR and JLL Hotels.

Originally published by Jacob Albers and David Bitner for Cushman & Wakefield.

Originally published on September 13, 2021, by Huo Jingnan, Rebecca Hersher, Tegan Wendland, Steve Newborn and Daniel Rivero for NPR.

The first thing Larry McCanney fell in love with was the tree in the front yard. It cast shade on the porch of a house that, if he were honest, needed some work. But McCanney is handy, the price was right and the location was perfect, just a couple of miles from his childhood home in Burlington, N.J.

Originally published on September 23, 2021, by Joe Hernandez for NPR.

Home appraisers are more likely to undervalue homes in Black and Latino areas than those in white ones, a new report by Freddie Mac has found.

Originally published on August 31, 2021, on MBA Newslink.

Fitch Ratings, Chicago, said the U.S. commercial real estate market will likely see deteriorating credit metrics once stimulus measures wind down and forbearance programs expire, with smaller CRE-concentrated banks more susceptible to elevated losses, which are expected to peak below levels seen in the past.

Cap rates in the net lease quick-service sector reached a historic low of 5.26% during the second quarter, down 39 basis points from last year, according to the Q2 2021 Net Lease QSR Market Report released Sept. 1 by The Boulder Group. Cap rates for corporate-leased QSR properties dropped 20 basis points to 5%, while properties leased to franchisees dropped 43 basis points to 5.4%.

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Originally published on August 23, 2021 by Quintin Simmons for the National Association of Realtors.

WASHINGTON (August 23, 2021) – Existing-home sales rose in July, marking two consecutive months of increases, according to the National Association of Realtors®. Three of the four major U.S. regions recorded modest month-over-month gains, and the fourth remained level. Figures varied from a year-over-year perspective as two regions saw gains, one witnessed a decline and one was unchanged.

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Originally published on August 20, 2021, by Nicole Murphy for Realtor.com.

Three Quarters of Millennials Would Consider a 3D Printed Home, According to Realtor.com® Survey

Major selling points include affordability, energy efficiency and resistance to natural disasters

Originally published on August 24, 2021, by Michael Tucker for Mortgage Bankers Association.

Moody’s Investors Service, New York, said rebounding retail sales and new store openings should boost retail property loan performance.

Originally published on August 25, 2021, by Angela Cherry for Redfin.

Originally published on August 17, 2021, by Michael Tucker for Mortgage Bankers Association.

Fitch Ratings, New York, said long-term office leasing plans will not likely be affected even if U.S. corporations continue to delay their return-to-office plans.

Originally published on August 10, 2021 by Michael Tucker for Mortgage Banker's Association.

Moody’s Analytics REIS, New York, reported commercial real estate completions fell in the second quarter from an already record low first quarter.