<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Chandan Economics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chandan Economics is a leading provider of economic advisory services to commercial real estate investors, lenders, service firms, and regulators.]]></description><link>https://www.chandan.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 20:32:37 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.chandan.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Real Impact: What the February CPI Report Means for Rental Housing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Absent some sort of emergency policy adjustment in reaction to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, Wednesday’s CPI report all but guarantees that there will be no change in rate policy at the FOMC’s upcoming March meeting.]]></description><link>https://www.chandan.com/post/real-impact</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6814e02ef071215edfaac56c</guid><category><![CDATA[Macro & Labor]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 16:19:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/df56fe_24c5f209b6b044179939fe81908aabf1~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_810,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>The Chandan Economics Research Team</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Race Shapes Retirement Security in an Aging America]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ongoing racial disparities in income and wealth, and their tendency to endure across a person’s lifecycle, result in similar racial gaps in retirement security.]]></description><link>https://www.chandan.com/post/how-race-shapes-retirement-security-in-an-aging-america</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69af0583053d59350a143161</guid><category><![CDATA[Macro & Labor]]></category><category><![CDATA[Housing]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ee3ea3_2b27a9f3e2224a80897d6f3c9af095cf~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jason M. Davis</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rental Housing Weekly Briefing: March 9-13, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week’s Rental Housing Weekly Briefing examines the latest Trepp CMBS delinquency data, RealPage’s February apartment market update, and the February jobs report, along with the key data releases to watch in the week ahead.]]></description><link>https://www.chandan.com/post/rental-housing-weekly-briefing-march-9-13-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69aeaf910c1a368a2fa383e6</guid><category><![CDATA[Housing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Macro & Labor]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 12:30:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ee3ea3_8d189de885cc4b0d9170f64781855ec0~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>The Chandan Economics Research Team</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utility Costs Are Taking a Smaller Share of Multifamily Rent]]></title><description><![CDATA[A data-driven look at how utility costs as a share of rent have changed for multifamily renters since 2000, based on American Community Survey microdata.]]></description><link>https://www.chandan.com/post/utility-costs-are-taking-a-smaller-share-of-multifamily-rent</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69a9dedfb5dd05873347018c</guid><category><![CDATA[Housing]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 20:37:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ee3ea3_e752dfb005cb4433aafb5c1c31d591b8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jonathan O&apos;Kane</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Outer Boroughs Lead NYC Housing Market as Manhattan Home Values Stall]]></title><description><![CDATA[A data-driven look at one-year home price growth across the NYC housing market, showing Manhattan lagging while Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island post broad gains, based on Zillow data through January 2026.]]></description><link>https://www.chandan.com/post/outer-boroughs-lead-nyc-housing-market-as-manhattan-home-values-stall</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69a709bcffff75773eb6c057</guid><category><![CDATA[Housing]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 17:40:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ee3ea3_06901e437f9c4eefb5a63c9ef2fbabe6~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jonathan O&apos;Kane</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rental Housing Weekly Briefing: March 2-6, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week’s Rental Housing Weekly Briefing examines the latest S&#38;P Cotality Case-Shiller home price data, highlighting continued moderation in national price growth, alongside February’s Independent Landlord Rental Performance Report, which shows ongoing stabilization in rent collections among independently operated properties, and the key data releases to watch in the week ahead.]]></description><link>https://www.chandan.com/post/rental-housing-weekly-briefing-march-2-6-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69a485e151b11cfaffff5f84</guid><category><![CDATA[Housing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Macro & Labor]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 03:31:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ee3ea3_d4ade63970314093a2bf7dc714ba706c~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>The Chandan Economics Research Team</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Racial Inequities in US Housing: 2026 Special Report]]></title><description><![CDATA[Released annually, the report is a snapshot of the intersection of racial disparities in US housing and inequities in other socioeconomic dimensions, such as education, geography, income, and evolving economic conditions. ]]></description><link>https://www.chandan.com/post/2026-racial-inequities-in-us-housing-report</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699c865c3633f91285ed8425</guid><category><![CDATA[Housing]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/df56fe_c3f91a3a1d5a475ea1523c81089261d2~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>The Chandan Economics Research Team</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Independent Landlord Rental Performance Report: February 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[February 2026 data from the Independent Landlord Rental Performance Report show on-time rent payments rebounding to 83.7%, with late-payment pressure easing and full-payment rates reaching their strongest level since late summer 2025. While year-over-year collections remain below prior levels, the trend continues to point toward stabilization in the mom-and-pop rental market.]]></description><link>https://www.chandan.com/post/independent-landlord-rental-performance-report-february-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699e3638e9360bd69c34cc9e</guid><category><![CDATA[Housing]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:00:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ee3ea3_918eab79b6924197adf4993ab71e45d4~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>The Chandan Economics Research Team</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Multifamily Rent Growth Update: January 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[National multifamily rents rose 1.4% year over year in January 2026 as rent growth continued to moderate. Metro-level performance remains uneven across markets.]]></description><link>https://www.chandan.com/post/multifamily-rent-growth-update-january-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699cb1189509a0da66f79bf6</guid><category><![CDATA[Housing]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 20:51:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ee3ea3_faf481d39542434192b2337354971b51~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jonathan O&apos;Kane</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rental Housing Weekly Briefing: February 23-27, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week’s Rental Housing Weekly Briefing breaks down the latest real GDP data, new Census findings on single-family rental ownership, how institutional acquisition trends compare with broader ownership patterns, and the key releases to watch in the week ahead.]]></description><link>https://www.chandan.com/post/rental-housing-weekly-briefing-february-23-27-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699c5b940ce516214dc2fd97</guid><category><![CDATA[Housing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Macro & Labor]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ee3ea3_4f5d608fad784e2fb952a9690b930b97~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>The Chandan Economics Research Team</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Census Data Show Individual Investors Still Dominate Single-Family Rental Ownership]]></title><description><![CDATA[A closer look at the US Census Bureau’s Rental Housing Finance Survey shows that individual investors still account for the majority of single-family rental ownership, even as legal structures continue to evolve.]]></description><link>https://www.chandan.com/post/census-data-show-individual-investors-still-dominate-single-family-rental-ownership</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69976fa94c11d313e898e491</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 20:56:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ee3ea3_100d4bca00dc49c6803b906a77d2e788~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_697,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jonathan O&apos;Kane</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rental Housing Weekly Briefing: February 16-20, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week’s Rental Housing Weekly Briefing examines trends in small multifamily investment activity, emerging signals from the New York Fed’s Household Debt and Credit Report, what shifting consumer credit conditions may imply for rental housing performance, and the key data releases to watch in the week ahead.]]></description><link>https://www.chandan.com/post/rental-housing-weekly-briefing-february-16-20-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69925d48884976137da7e21e</guid><category><![CDATA[Housing]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 01:47:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ee3ea3_9267c32edd554b6b9e41dff77a1e7351~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>The Chandan Economics Research Team</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rental Housing Weekly Briefing: February 9-13, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week’s Rental Housing Weekly Briefing examines emerging signals from the Federal Reserve’s Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on multifamily credit conditions, alongside recent trends in multifamily CMBS delinquencies as reported by Trepp, and the key data releases to watch in the week ahead.]]></description><link>https://www.chandan.com/post/rental-housing-weekly-briefing-february-9-13-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">698981cf0c9b54090fe44be5</guid><category><![CDATA[Housing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Macro & Labor]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 07:02:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ee3ea3_5e79941e0ffe459eb1a0265807581f56~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>The Chandan Economics Research Team</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rental Housing Weekly Briefing: February 2-6, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week’s Rental Housing Weekly Briefing examines key takeaways from NMHC’s Annual Meeting, including evolving capital markets and operating dynamics in multifamily, alongside recent national home price trends from the S&#38;P Cotality Case-Shiller Index and the key data releases to watch in the week ahead.]]></description><link>https://www.chandan.com/post/rental-housing-weekly-briefing-february-2-6-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6980998999fa9e70ea5f539e</guid><category><![CDATA[Macro & Labor]]></category><category><![CDATA[Housing]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 13:27:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ee3ea3_fc2e33962c554619860b033e30a34c99~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>The Chandan Economics Research Team</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rental Housing Weekly Briefing: January 26-30, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week’s Rental Housing Weekly Briefing examines apartment property price trends using MSCI Real Capital Analytics’ CPPI, recent rent collection performance among independent landlords, and the key data releases to watch in the week ahead.]]></description><link>https://www.chandan.com/post/rental-housing-weekly-briefing-january-26-30-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6976a4b5d87a588901609352</guid><category><![CDATA[Macro & Labor]]></category><category><![CDATA[Housing]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 02:07:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ee3ea3_322b317be89f4c14ad8a8b70bde8d6a2~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>The Chandan Economics Research Team</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Independent Landlord Rental Performance Report: January 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recent national data continue to point toward gradual improvement across independently operated rental properties. While on-time payment rates remain well below post-pandemic highs, the stabilization observed since late summer has carried into early 2026.
]]></description><link>https://www.chandan.com/post/independent-landlord-rental-performance-report-january-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6973cbd2aa29322cefcca652</guid><category><![CDATA[Housing]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 19:46:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ee3ea3_918eab79b6924197adf4993ab71e45d4~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>The Chandan Economics Research Team</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rental Housing Weekly Briefing: January 20-23, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week’s Rental Housing Weekly Briefing examines Freddie Mac’s multifamily lending activity, recent trends in housing affordability as measured by the National Association of Realtors, and the key data releases to watch in the week ahead]]></description><link>https://www.chandan.com/post/rental-housing-weekly-briefing-january-20-23-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">696ed13dc7890172bd2cea92</guid><category><![CDATA[Housing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Macro & Labor]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 01:41:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ee3ea3_2db051e59c754945b347f2eeb1169dd2~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>The Chandan Economics Research Team</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Multifamily Rent Growth Update: December 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[Multifamily rent growth remained subdued in December 2025, with national rent gains continuing to register positive in nominal terms but negative after adjusting for inflation. The latest Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI) data point to a rent environment that is materially cooler than the post-pandemic peak and running below long-run historical norms in real terms, even as nominal rents continue to edge modestly higher.]]></description><link>https://www.chandan.com/post/multifamily-rent-growth-update-december-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="false">696c14de3e23fce293774d3d</guid><category><![CDATA[Housing]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 00:26:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ee3ea3_5b91c9d572d349b48f44340f88204f74~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_840,h_878,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jonathan O&apos;Kane</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rental Housing Weekly Briefing: January 12-16, 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week’s Rental Housing Weekly Briefing examines institutional participation in the single-family rental market, recent labor market developments shaping rental demand, and the key data releases to watch in the week ahead.]]></description><link>https://www.chandan.com/post/rental-housing-weekly-briefing-january-12-16-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">696407b81b7a084dde6ef0b8</guid><category><![CDATA[Macro & Labor]]></category><category><![CDATA[Housing]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 01:42:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ee3ea3_3297f2c68ecb4903a0f72746d0671155~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>The Chandan Economics Research Team</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Greying of Gotham: The NYC Rental Market is Getting Older]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over the past two decades, the New York City metro rental market hasn’t just grown — it has aged. Beneath the headline narratives about rent growth and post-pandemic volatility, a quieter structural shift has been unfolding: nearly all net growth in rental households has come from renters over the age of 35, while the number of under-35 renters has barely changed.]]></description><link>https://www.chandan.com/post/the-greying-of-gotham-nyc-rental-market-is-getting-older</link><guid isPermaLink="false">695c3c483015b8c81104e6a4</guid><category><![CDATA[Housing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Urban Econ]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 01:23:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ee3ea3_f6e49a1cabe8486aa4b23b40a1c8f1fa~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jonathan O&apos;Kane</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>