Rutgers Center for Real Estate Blog

Why not all economic activities are created equal Real estate is a powerful locomotive of economic development, providing shelter for a myriad of specific industry sectors and activities whose...

Healed and healthy net worth, but signs of rising inequality The most recent update on household balance sheets shows net worth hovering near all-time highs as a percent of disposable income. The...

International comparisons of mortgage markets, part III In previous posts we examined the fundamentals of why finance in general, and mortgages in particular, matter so much for our economy and real...

International comparisons of mortgage markets, part II In a previous post, we discussed why finance in general is so important, especially for the smooth functioning of real estate markets. We also...

Where the economy lives: Insights from the recent housing conference Last week Rutgers’ Center for Real Estate held a conference at the New York Stock Exchange on the outlook for housing that was...

Mortgage markets that function. Or not. Global perspectives, part I “Cities are built the way they are financed,” according to Bertrand Renaud, the doyen of global housing finance analysts. The...

Thoughts (and pizza) from a new Center for Real Estate instructor I finished my third course where I was an instructor in Real Estate Development as part of Rutgers University’s Graduate School of...

Maybe. Or maybe not. The financial press and the policy makers at the Fed that set interest rates have been watching the yield curve flatten over the past year with a wary eye. When long-term rates...

Comparing U.S. home mortgage markets, historically and globally Many of our Rutgers Real Estate blog posts focus on problems in our economy and the real estate markets. We propose fixes to the...

Is it back to the future or go the way of Japan? The Congressional Budget Office finally released its annual 10-year budget outlook, incorporating the most recent tax cut and increase in government...