Tag: economics
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The Cities That Are Driving America’s Population Boom
Written by Daniel Kaufman, this post explores how America’s population boom is being driven by fast-growing Southern and Sunbelt cities like Myrtle Beach, Houston, and Dallas. It breaks down key demographic trends shaping where people are moving—and what that means for developers, investors, and anyone tracking the next wave of real estate opportunity.
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Florida’s Housing Shortage Comes Into Focus: New Interactive Map Tracks the Gaps
Florida’s housing story is one of relentless growth colliding with structural limits. For years, the Sunshine State has attracted new residents faster than builders and policymakers could respond — and now, the numbers finally show just how deep the shortage runs. According to a new interactive map from the Florida Housing Data Project, the state…
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Gen Z Cities 2025: Where the Next Generation Is Choosing to Live and Work
As developers and investors, we spend a lot of time studying demand—where it’s forming, what it values, and how it’s evolving. In 2025, no demographic is shaping the housing and employment landscape more than Generation Z. Born between 1997 and 2012, they’re now entering their peak renting, working, and forming-households years. And they’re not moving…
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What Starbucks Closures Reveal About Neighborhood Health and Home Values
Starbucks has long been more than a coffee shop. It’s been a signal — a shorthand for convenience, affluence, and upward mobility. So when the company announces plans to shut down hundreds of stores across the U.S., it’s not just a business story. It’s a real estate story. And like it or not, no neighborhood…
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Wall Street’s Newest A.I. Play: Parking Lots Turned Goldmines
If you had told me five years ago that Wall Street’s next billion-dollar bet would be… parking lots, I would’ve laughed. Yet here we are. The overlooked world of industrial outdoor storage (IOS) has suddenly become the darling of institutional investors, thanks to one unstoppable force: artificial intelligence. Why It Matters Data centers don’t just…
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U.S. Multifamily Market 2025: Cracks Emerging in a Market-by-Market Landscape
After several years of resilience, the multifamily housing market is showing its first real signs of cooling. While national occupancy remains strong, subtle shifts in rent growth and regional performance are signaling that this is no longer a one-size-fits-all story. Investors, developers, and property managers need to understand that apartment market trends in 2025 are…
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Fed Policy Signals a Shift: What It Means for Real Estate Developers and Investors
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s speech in Jackson Hole is sending a clear signal: the balance of risks is moving away from inflation and toward the labor market, opening the door for a September rate cut. Markets reacted instantly—bond yields dropped, equities jumped, and mortgage rates touched a 10-month low of 6.58%. For those of…
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10 Cities Americans Most Want to Call Home
Surveys like to paint a simple picture: Americans either love where they live or they’re dreaming of someplace better. The reality, as this latest study shows, is much more complicated. According to a new Clever Offers survey of 1,000 adults, most Americans say they like their current city—69% gave their home base a thumbs-up. But…
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Walmart’s Backyard Becomes the Hottest Market for New-Home Construction in 2025
When we talk about real estate growth markets, the conversation often drifts toward the usual suspects—Texas metros, the Carolinas, or the outskirts of fast-growing Western cities. But in 2025, the data points us somewhere less obvious: Northwest Arkansas. According to the latest report from Realtor.com’s economic research team, the Fayetteville, AR metro area—home to Walmart’s…
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US Homebuilder Confidence Hits a Low, While Foreign Buyers Return
US homebuilder confidence has slipped again, falling to match the lowest level since 2022. The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index dipped one point to 32 in August, missing economists’ expectations of a slight uptick. On the ground, that decline isn’t just a number—it reflects the reality that many builders are struggling…
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