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Connect the Dots “In recent months, a number of important firms have announced they are relocating from California to Texas. The movement of these industries is toward three states that have one thing in common—no state income tax. And these are the only three states with no income tax in the southeastern quadrant of the…

How Coronavirus Changed The CA Housing Market In 2020 Coronavirus has touched every corner of life in California, and the real estate market is no exception. Some might think home prices would be low due to the pandemic — but instead, you couldn’t be further from the truth. “Buyers think because we’re in the midst…

California Multifamily Will Recover By the End of 2021 “We anticipate multifamily in California to return to pre-pandemic occupancy levels by the tail end of 2021,” Withers, SVP and senior director at Matthews, tells GlobeSt.com. “Class-A assets that have been hit hard with increases in vacancies and softening of rents are going to take some…

Urban Pacific Announces Equity Commitments on Three New UTH Workforce Housing Projects Urban Pacific Announces Equity Commitments on Three New UTH Workforce Housing Projects Accelerating its workforce housing development business plan, the Urban Group of Companies, has received equity commitments to develop three new Urban Town House (UTH) workforce housing communities, all located in Long…

The Real Economic Challenge of 2021 “The recovery won’t be sluggish During the last recession, the housing price bust set into motion a chain of events that led to a slip in aggregate demand that the Fed allowed to become a collapse and then Congress never filled it with fiscal policy. That led to an…

How the Remote Work Revolution Could Change California’s Housing Crisis “Despite the dramatic dip in median rent in places like San Francisco and Los Angeles, experts say the rental market in lower income communities has only softened slightly. While rents may not be rising as much as they used to, the housing crisis for these…

Luxury Ghost Towns “At the end of 2020, though, the CityCenter area is only a little bit busier than it was in its parking lot days. Behind all the floor-to-ceiling glass, pert, well-pressed salespeople tinker with clothes in empty stores, with security guards poised blankly at the gilded doors. The development’s public plaza echoes with…

Gen Z Faces Housing Affordability Challenges “Gen Z May Choose Roommates Despite Pandemic When times get tough, young renters often double up with roommates or move home to live with their parents for a time. “Younger cohorts are typically disproportionately affected by employment losses in recessions, a fact already reflected in the April and May…