Karim Jaude

California Home Sales Down in March wrenews.com/california-hom…

The Federal Reserve Open Market Committee’s decision Wednesday to hold the base interest rate, and maybe cut it soon, was no doubt welcome news to the commercial real estate industry, but is seen more as a step toward regularity than a huge win. More: bisnow.com/national/news/…

Federal Reserve Leaves Rates Unchanged wrenews.com/federal-reserv…

Nonfarm payroll employment rose by 199,000 jobs in October, a little more than consensus estimates, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. The healthcare industry saw the most jobs added in November, growing by 77,000. bisnow.com/national/news/…

Amid the many unknowns the commercial real estate industry faces is the question of what will happen when the next wave of loan maturities rolls in. An estimated $4.5T of CRE loans are on lenders’ books, 60% of which are due in the next four years. bisnow.com/atlanta/news/c…

The funding includes about $3B for a high-speed rail connection between California and Nevada and about $3B for a line through California's Central Valley that will eventually connect Los Angeles and San Francisco. Find out MORE: bisnow.com/national/news/…

Green Street co-Head of Strategic Research Peter Rothemund said the rise in bond yields in September and October slowed real estate deals, but that has begun to change. Find out MORE: bisnow.com/national/news/… #commercial #realestate #property

Mentorship and building relationships are keys for women looking to thrive in commercial real estate. Those relationships are helping women gain ground in the profession, long dominated by white men. MORE:bisnow.com/los-angeles/ne…

LA Mayor Promised To Fast-Track Affordable Housing. But Plans Near Single-Family Homes Have Stalled laist.com/news/housing-h…

New Bill In Congress Would Force SFR Giants To Sell Off Their Portfolios. Find out MORE: bisnow.com/national/news/…

A report from short seller Muddy Waters Research predicts Blackstone Mortgage Trust, or BXMT, will take financial hits in the coming year and that the REIT is “at risk of a liquidity crisis.” bisnow.com/national/news/…

Brokerage firm Marcus & Millichap is putting capital in a crowdfunding platform, its second proptech investment in less than a month. Learn MORE: bisnow.com/national/news/…

Though these rules are designed to help reduce the barriers to building housing, and the costs to renters and buyers of the completed units, hurdles remain, industry professionals said at Bisnow’s Multifamily Annual Conference West on Nov. 21. bisnow.com/los-angeles/ne…

Rent price growth for new leases is slipping into the negative among REITs with heavy exposure to the Sun Belt, Bank of America Equity Research analyst for REITs Joshua Dennerlein wrote in an investor note summarized by SeekingAlpha. More: bisnow.com/national/news/…

Apartment List National Rent Report apartmentlist.com/research/natio… via @apartmentlist

Renter application fraud has become a growing nuisance for apartment owners like Camden Property Trust, as more and more tenants provide fake documents to sign a lease and never pay rent, banking on a lengthy eviction process and lax enforcement. MORE: bisnow.com/national/news/…

Rite Aid is shuttering 31 more locations and auctioning off another 31 as it charts the course of its bankruptcy proceedings. Find out MORE: bisnow.com/national/news/… #riteaid #pharmacy

With commercial real estate transactions on ice amid elevated interest rates that opened a chasm between buyers and sellers, the big questions continue to be whether rates have peaked and when they might start to come down. Find out MORE: bisnow.com/national/news/… #inflation

Multifamily developers and real estate owners active in LA are happy about approved rules that reduce parking requirements and can potentially increase the pool of properties eligible for adaptive reuse conversion citywide. bisnow.com/los-angeles/ne…

The uncertainty surrounding the real estate market will bleed into the 2024 job market for CRE, likely leading to lower raises, limited hiring and continued personnel challenges. Find out MORE: bisnow.com/national/news/… #work