Economic Update | March 19, 2021

American Rescue Plan President Biden signed into law the $1.9T American Rescue Plan Act, the third major fiscal stimulus legislation passed by Congress in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Congress has now appropriated $6T in total relief to the public during this...

Economic Update | March 5, 2021

Minimum Wage  One of the more publicized and contentious sticking points of the incoming-Biden Administration stimulus package is the potential inclusion of a $15/h minimum wage. According to the Congressional Budget Office, a strictly nonpartisan Agency, raising the...

Economic Update | February 23, 2021

Industrial Sector  According to Real Capital Analytics, hedonic cap rates for Industrial properties held at their all-time low through Q4 2020, finishing the year at an even 6.0%. Between strengthening property fundamentals and lower benchmark interest rates,...

Economic Update | December 18, 2020

Unemployment  The Civilian Unemployment Rate (U-3) fell from 6.9% in October to 6.7% in November. The 0.2% month- over-month decline is the slowest rate of improvement since the Spring shutdown. While improvement is slowing, U-3 has recovered by 8.0% since April, when...

Economic Update | October 30, 2020

Multifamily According to Real Capital Analytics’ hedonic cap rate series, multifamily cap rates ticked down a minuscule two basis points between Q2 and Q3 2020, settling at 5.23%. Conversely, RCA’s transaction cap rate series ticked up by 20 bps, signaling that there...