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RESEARCH & INSIGHTS

Wait to Stimulate? A Tough Bargain for Americans

Anxiety hit US markets this week as negotiations on a new stimulus package appeared to fizzle out. On Tuesday, the White House signaled that

Oct 9, 2020

Seattle tops the Arbor-Chandan Opportunity Matrix. Phoenix and Austin follow closely behind, benefiting from resilient labor markets....

Oct 9, 2020

While returns near elections are lower on average, there is no observable causal relationship. When controlling for recessions, the...

Sep 30, 2020

Omaha registered labor force gains from a year ago, reinforcing renter demand. Unemployment in the country's least impacted labor market,...

Sep 22, 2020

Monthly stock market returns fall an average of 0.72% to 0.32%. Equity REIT monthly return volatility rises by approximately 77%. Monthly...

Sep 16, 2020

Personal mobility data serves as a measure of COVID-19 urban recovery. Madison, Wisconsin ranks as the most improved metro for walking...

Sep 5, 2020

Tenant performance measures have taken a marginal hit but have stabilized, beating early predictions. Headwinds are still forecasted and...

Aug 30, 2020

Small multifamily cap rates barely budged in Q2 2020, narrowing by 5 bps. Risk premiums for small multifamily rose to a record-high as...

Aug 30, 2020

Lower-income renter confidence in paying rent dipped as the CARES Act expirations approached. The performance gap between higher- and...

Aug 19, 2020