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Jason Tuvia
Dec 6, 20243 min read
Labor Market Nears 2024’s End in Solid Position, Aiding Commercial Real Estate
Labor Market Nears 2024’s End in Solid Position, Aiding Commercial Real Estate
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Jason Tuvia
Nov 12, 20243 min read
Election Results Herald Tax Policy Stability but Could Present Headwinds
Fed takes second step on gradual rate-lowering path. After reducing the overnight lending rate by 50 basis points in September, the...
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Jason Tuvia
Oct 31, 20243 min read
Despite Soft Hiring, Consumer Resiliency Aiding Multifamily and Retail Properties
Discrepancies cloud employment data. October’s atypically low job creation total of 12,000 is largely the result of sector hiring...
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Jason Tuvia
Oct 9, 20243 min read
Rental Demand Shifts into Higher Gear as Inflation Eases, Helping Offset Supply Pressures in Many Markets
Lower-cost submarkets on solid footing. Amid a period of household budget tightening, local apartment fundamentals point to strong...
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Jason Tuvia
Oct 3, 20243 min read
Job Growth Hits a Six-Month High, Likely Guiding the Fed Toward a Gradual Path
Labor market flexes renewed strength. Following three straight monthly gains below 160,000 new jobs, national employment rose by 254,000...
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Jason Tuvia
Sep 30, 20242 min read
Long-Awaited Cut Has Positive Implications for Commercial Real Estate and Consumers
Decision kicks off greater reduction cycle. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) slashed the federal funds rate by 50 basis points...
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Jason Tuvia
Sep 27, 20247 min read
Expansionary Renter Pool Limiting Vacancy Impact From Record Inflow of New Apartments
Supply and demand realignment provides stability. The net absorption of nearly 260,000 apartments across the opening two quarters of...
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Jason Tuvia
Sep 26, 20242 min read
Homebuying Out of Reach for Many Households Despite Lower Debt Costs
Mortgage rate plunge fails to stoke buyer demand. Existing home sales decreased by 3.3 percent year over year in August 2024 to an...
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Jason Tuvia
Sep 12, 20242 min read
Eases in Pricing and Hiring Pressures Pave Way for First Steps Toward Lower Rates
Inflation cools to more than a three-year low. Headline CPI increased 2.5 percent year over year in August — its smallest annual gain...
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Jason Tuvia
Sep 12, 20243 min read
Mild Unemployment Dip Eases Recession Fears While Job Growth Remains Tepid
Joblessness pulled back for the first time since March . National unemployment fell by 10 basis points month-over-month to 4.2 percent in...
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Jason Tuvia
Aug 28, 20242 min read
Lower Mortgage Rates Nudge Up Buyer Demand While Potential Sellers Sit Tight
Modest borrowing cost relief inches up home sales. The average 30-year fixed rate mortgage decreased from a 2024 peak of 7.1 percent in...
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Jason Tuvia
Aug 19, 20243 min read
Ebbing Inflation Solidifies Potential of September Rate Cut from the Fed
Pricing pressures fell to over three-year low. In July, annual growth in the headline Consumer Price Index (CPI) fell below 3.0 percent...
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Jason Tuvia
Aug 19, 20244 min read
Measure Would Broadly Impact Apartment Owners, Builders and Renters
Ballot decision carries risks for apartment renters. For the third time in seven years, California voters will decide if cities and...
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Jason Tuvia
Aug 19, 20242 min read
Interest Rates Trend Lower, Paving Way for Invigorated Commercial Property Investment
Treasuries decrease amid softening market conditions. In the 90 days ended Aug. 9, the 10-year Treasury fell 50 basis points to the 3.9...
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Jason Tuvia
Aug 19, 20243 min read
Rising Joblessness Puts Pressure on the Fed to Stay on Course for a Soft Landing
Unemployment rate hits a near three-year high. Total employment increased by 114,000 jobs in July, the second-lowest monthly gain in...
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Jason Tuvia
Jul 26, 20242 min read
Soft Landing Outlook Gains Further Credence from GDP, Aiding Real Estate
Consumers propel GDP to larger increase. The annualized pace of GDP growth accelerated to 2.8 percent in the second quarter, up from 1.4...
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Jason Tuvia
Jul 26, 20242 min read
Apartment Demand Mounts Amid Unrelenting Single-Family Barriers
Housing market remains in a state of disruption. Existing home sales slid to a six-month low in June 2024 as the median price eased by...
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Jason Tuvia
Jul 25, 20243 min read
What is Proposition 33: Justice For Renters Act??
For the third time in the past decade, California voters will vote during the general election on a repeal of Costa-Hawkins, triggering...
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Jason Tuvia
Jul 18, 20243 min read
June Inflation Gives More Runway to Fed for Rate Cuts
Falling commodity prices reflect cooling economy. While pricing pressures remain above target 27 months into the Federal Reserve's...
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Jason Tuvia
Jul 9, 20243 min read
June Hiring Poses Implications For Health Care and Retail Real Estate
Job creation supported by business-cycle-agnostic sectors. The creation of 206,000 jobs in June brings total net hiring for the second...
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