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Apartment buildings on the waterfront command rent premiums for their views and extra amenities.

Apartment buildings located near rivers, lakes and ocean shores earn extra money in rents.

“Renters pay an overall premium for waterfront apartments,” says Bob Thallander, president of Florida development for

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Esports lounges set to take up bigger percentage of the leisure sector, offering a new way to fill up retail space.

The rise of esports—organized multiplayer video game competitions—will “certainly have

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Mark Calabria said he feels a “great sense of urgency” to address the overhaul of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

(Bloomberg)—The new chief regulator for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac says he takes the

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With rates set in neutral, the Federal Reserve might have less firepower to counter the next recession.

(Bloomberg Opinion)—Almost 10 years after the Great Recession ended,

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Blackstone Real Estate Investment just bought four mobile home parks in metro Phoenix, reports AZ Central. More stores have closed year-to-date in 2019 than in all of 2018, according to CNBC.

Sellers with proximity to public transit receive 4.2 percent premium, according to real estate data firm Trulia

Access to public transit is the new granite countertop when it comes to home listings.

That’s the takeaway from a

By allowing seniors to stay in their homes longer, new technologies, including AI, may postpone their move to seniors housing.

As seniors housing providers face challenges retaining staff and pressure from

New apartment rental leases rose by 21 percent in Manhattan and 40 percent in Brooklyn in March as tenants chose to move rather than agree to rent increases.

(Bloomberg)—New York City apartment-dwellers were on the move in

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Sole Mia in North Miami might become one of the largest opportunity zone projects in the country. But will it benefit impoverished local residents?

Manhattan office leasing is down this year despite job market growth, according to the Wall Street Journal. Bed, Bath & Beyond to close at least 40 stores this year, according to MarketWatch. These are among today’s must reads from around the commercial real estate

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