Research Briefs

By Megan Hopkins. Generation Y, those of us between the ages of 20 to 34, are playing a large role in the multifamily market and reshaping how it will look moving forward.

By Ryan Vaillancourt. While there is plenty of reason for optimism in Downtown in 2013, there are also several worrisome matters.

By Megan Hopkins. As 2012 comes to an end, most real estate professionals sit on the edge of their seats, anticipating the outcome of the fiscal cliff and how it will affect the housing market going into 2013.

By Nadja Brandt. Newspaper owners, struggling with plunging demand and advertising spending at a six-decade low, are squeezing money out of the assets they do have with rising value: buildings and land.

By Gregory Wilcox. Most experts predict a modest price recovery in the Southern California housing market during 2013. Not Bruce Norris. The Inland Empire investor says get ready for a 20 percent price spike by this time next year.

By Muhammed El-Hasan, Kevin Smith and Gregory Wilcox.

By Brian Louis.

By Michele Lerner. The National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) recently released a review of the federal government's Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP)...called for lawmakers to release modification standards for mortgage servicers nationwide.

By John Caulfield. A recovering housing market gives economists and researchers confidence about their industry growth projections.

By Megan Hopkins. California is known for its rich and famous property owners, but could they be getting richer? The number of California homes that sold for $1 million or more jumped to a five-year high in 2012.