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Spring Inventory Blooms, but Buyers Remain Cautious Amid Economic Uncertainty

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The U.S. housing market saw signs of continued recovery this spring, with more homes hitting the market and total inventory rising for the 17th straight month, according to the March Housing Trends Report from Realtor.com®. However, rising price drops and slipping pending home sales suggest that buyers are proceeding with caution, likely due to current economic unknowns and growing concerns among consumers around their personal finance situations. “The spring housing season

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RealPage Sues City of Berkeley to Stop Unconstitutional Ordinance Banning Lawful Speech

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Company will defend technology’s role in supporting efficient and affordable housing and seek an injunction against legislation adopted based on false claims concerning its revenue management software RealPage®, the leading global provider of AI-enabled software platforms to the real estate industry, announced that it has filed a lawsuit against the City of Berkeley, California (the “City”) for passing a sweeping and unconstitutional ordinance that bans lawful speech and was prompted

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Jonathan Pollack Joins Starwood Capital Group as President

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Starwood Capital Group (“Starwood Capital”), a global private investment firm with a primary focus on real estate, announced that Jonathan Pollack officially joined the firm as its President effective April 1st. Mr. Pollack brings more than 26 years’ experience in real estate investing to his new role and will work with Chairman and CEO Barry Sternlicht and the rest of Starwood Capital’s senior leadership team to guide the firm into the next stage of

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Mosaic

Bringing the Efficiency of Coding to BTR Construction by Carole VanSickle Ellis When Salman Ahmad and Sep Kamvar founded their technology construction company, Mosaic, in 2017, the two computer scientists envisioned “transforming construction through the precision and efficiency of coding.” Ahmad, who has served as the CEO of the company since its founding and has a background in software engineering and computer science, “grew up in a construction household” in

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Beaver County, Pennsylvania

Troubling Trends are Emerging, but the Pennsylvania Region Isn’t Giving Up by Carole VanSickle Ellis Beaver County, Pennsylvania, is considered part of the Greater Pittsburgh region of the state, and, like the Steel City itself, Beaver County is currently enduring some economic tightening not reflected to the same degree elsewhere in the country. In early 2024, the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland released a report ranking the Pittsburgh region next

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The Appeal of Build-To-Rent

A Future in the Making by Andy Bates It is no secret that the US housing market has seen significant appreciations in recent years, and many are struggling to find even entry level homes in today’s market. When considering this in combination with a well-known lack of inventory, it is no surprise that first-time home buyers are struggling to find their first home. This demographic is comprised of many young

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