Any assessment of the U.S. housing market over the past year and change would be remiss to leave out the unique circumstances created by the coronavirus pandemic. Soaring prices, voracious demand and sustained low interest rates have not been such powerful market forces in a vacuum. They reflect the period we’ve been living through, one […]
The frenzied state of the U.S. real estate market has been subject to analysis from practically every angle, from the rise of vacation homes in Florida to the allure of low interest rates. We’re experiencing an unusually supercharged market in the context of a pandemic that has only served to grease its wheels as buyers […]
Making smart real estate investments is all about accurately forecasting future events, even when present circumstances point to risk. Despite a virtual shutdown during first six weeks of the pandemic in 2020, the U.S. housing market bounded back into action with an unleashed glut of demand. It has been in high gear ever since, with […]
Home prices in the United States are rising at the fastest rate since 2005 and nearly half of those placed on the market go pending in less than a week. The U.S. housing market is an inferno. If you’re thinking about selling your house, logic would seemingly suggest there’s probably no better time than now, […]
The ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline, the nation’s largest refined fuel line running from Texas to the Northeast, has sent consumers scrambling to the gas pumps in a panic over the past several days. Demand for fuel was up 32.5% on the East Coast on Monday — and AAA reported that the nationwide average gas […]
It often seems as if everywhere we look in the commercial real estate sector, the coronavirus pandemic has either plunged the market or introduced a type of lingering uncertainty that would rightfully scare off some investors. But as with anything else in life, necessity tends to drive up the value of whatever is dictated by […]
One of the hallmarks of the coronavirus pandemic has been the desolation of shopping malls and shopping centers across the country, where tenants have had to abandon their spaces as businesses scale back. The hardships facing commercial real estate are visible across the retail and office landscape, with ongoing uncertainty expected to persist through much […]
With progress picking up in the U.S. push for widespread COVID-19 vaccination, the forecast for a return to normalcy in 2021 still remains murky. One of the biggest questions hanging over the future of the American workforce is whether or not companies will make a full push to return remote employees to the office. And […]
The marvel of 3D-printing has touched countless industries in the nearly forty years since the technology first appeared, from biotech to marketing and aviation. But could robots be an antidote to the world’s affordable housing crisis? The experiment is about to begin on Long Island, where eco-friendly real estate company SQ4D is set to debut […]
When economists look back on the turbulence of 2020 and the profound consequences of the coronavirus pandemic, one area that will warrant close attention is the performance of the U.S. housing market. A new analysis from online real estate marketplace Zillow puts the strength of the housing market in stunning perspective. U.S. housing gained nearly […]
