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Bridge Financing Demand Catches the Eye of Investors

Institutions are offering an option the agencies don’t, according to Drake Ayres of Sabal Investment Holdings.

How Affordable Housing Is Faring Amid Current Uncertainties

Graham Dozier of Regions Capital Markets examines current challenges, opportunities and solutions.

Will New Incentives Spark Office-to-Residential Conversions?

These projects are an attractive option for revitalizing urban cores and stemming the housing shortage, observes Russell Rutherford of Burr Forman LLP.

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Workforce Housing’s ‘Double Economy’ Benefits

Chris Marsh of Revitate Cherry Tree on the resilience of this sector.

Lew Sichelman

Why More Renters Are Opting Out of Ownership

One in five renters expect to continue renting for life, a recent Entrata study shows. And the reasons why might not be so obvious.

Why the Tide Is Turning for the Hard-Hit Senior Housing Market

Institutional buyers are once again focusing on this segment, write Jay Wagner and Rick Swartz of JLL’s Senior Housing Group.

Capital Market Outlook Brighter After Volatile Period

Fear not! There is debt capital available for seizing current opportunities, write Brian Eisendrath and Tyler Johnson of IPA Capital Markets.

Construction Financing: Needle in the Capital Haystack

Wingspan Development Group’s Christopher Coleman on strategies for getting multifamily projects off the ground.

Stephen A. Sobin is the president and founder of Select Commercial Funding LLC

Persistent Inflation and Its Effects on CRE

Interest rates remain elevated, but there are positive signs in multifamily and other CRE sectors, observes Stephen Sobin of Select Commercial Funding LLC.

20 Must-Know Affordable Housing Terms

This market sector has a vocabulary all its own. NHP Foundation’s Jason Soifer reviews the key expressions and their definitions.