Author Archives: Ben Verde

Blackstone to take Tricon Residential private in $3.5B deal

By Ben Verde | January 19, 2024 - 8:24 pm |January 19, 2024 Uncategorized

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Tricon is a landlord and developer of single-family rental homes in the United States and Canada with a portfolio of over 38,000 rentals. Continue reading →

Japan’s Sekisui House becomes 5th largest US builder on MDC deal

By Ben Verde | January 19, 2024 - 6:28 pm |January 19, 2024 Uncategorized

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The $4.9 billion acquisition is expected to close in the first half of 2024, once it is approved by shareholders and regulators. Continue reading →

Airbnb launches new council to address US housing crisis

By Ben Verde | January 19, 2024 - 6:05 pm |January 19, 2024 Uncategorized

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The Airbnb Housing Council will advise the home-sharing company on policies and initiatives it can support to combat housing affordability and inventory issues. Continue reading →

Zillow launches new reporting feature to help renters build credit

By Ben Verde | January 18, 2024 - 5:33 pm |January 18, 2024 Uncategorized

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The new feature will allow renters who pay their rent through Zillow to have their on-time payments reported to a major credit bureau. Continue reading →

Pacaso’s Marnie Blanco on why co-ownership is poised for a big 2024

By Ben Verde | January 18, 2024 - 5:25 pm |January 18, 2024 Uncategorized

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Pacaso’s senior vice president of industry relations sat down with Inman ahead of Inman Connect New York next week to share the vacation-home platform’s big expansion plans for the new year. Continue reading →

Empty nesters own twice as many big homes as millennials with kids

By Ben Verde | January 17, 2024 - 7:01 pm |January 17, 2024 Uncategorized

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Empty nest baby boomers own 28.2 percent of the large homes in the United States — twice as many as millennials with kids. Continue reading →

Office buildings are at ‘the beginning of a crisis’

By Ben Verde | January 16, 2024 - 8:15 pm |January 16, 2024 Uncategorized

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Landlords are confronting the fact that their commercial real estate holdings are becoming increasingly obsolete. Continue reading →

Apartment starts hit a 40-year high in 2023. Don’t expect a repeat

By Ben Verde | January 12, 2024 - 9:14 pm |January 12, 2024 Uncategorized

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We may see a reprieve in the number of new rental units coming online in 2024, with CoStar projecting a 25 percent pullback. Continue reading →

Queens is poised to unseat Brooklyn as hottest NYC borough

By Ben Verde | January 11, 2024 - 6:35 pm |January 11, 2024 Uncategorized

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A new report from StreetEasy suggests that the World’s Borough will be crowned the hottest borough in New York City after a stellar 2023. Continue reading →

The best time for buyers in Manhattan to pounce? Right now

By Ben Verde | January 10, 2024 - 9:40 pm |January 10, 2024 Uncategorized

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Manhattan has been experiencing a buyers’ marker since the summer of 2022, a new report argues, but the winds are about to shift. Continue reading →