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In mid-March, property billionaire Rick Caruso and his team performed war video games to see how the coronavirus may impact his collection of ultra-luxury shopping centers in southern California. “The worst-case circumstance was it going through the year into the first quarter of next year,” says Caruso, 61, in a …

Home loan rates have struck yet another record-breaking low, this time falling to 2.88% on 30-year, fixed-rate loans. That’s below 2.99% last week and 3.60% a year back. It’s the lowest typical rate ever taped, according to home loan purchaser Freddie Mac. “The resilience of the real estate market continues …

After Congress let the CARES Act expulsion moratorium lapse late last month, the Federal Real estate Financing Company announced today a brand-new requirement developed to inform tenants about their rights. FHFA, which manages the two mortgage-buying enterprises Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, is now mandating that multifamily residential or commercial …