Rutgers Center for Real Estate Blog
It was a solid pickup in 2017
… But surprisingly, this time the US consumer was not responsible. The recent GDP report for Q4 2017 confirmed a solid growth performance that was an improvement on 2016 and in line with some of the...
Is This Party Over?
Examining the risks of the having-your-cake-and-eating-it-too financial markets The psychology of markets for risky assets of late has been to view everything through rose colored-glasses. One rosy...
Do NJ Homeowners Pay Too Much?
The short answer, yes. And with the loss of SALT deductions, property tax may cost the state even more Property taxes paid by homeowners in New Jersey seem to me to be at least 30% too large relative...
Vouchers a Win for the Housing Market and the Economy
Low-income housing programs that work: Part II In our last blog post, we argued that a successful low-income housing policy is centered on two pillars. The first pillar is reform of land use and...
Getting by without a Little Help from our Friends?
How trade conflicts might dampen economic momentum The US economy has been running hot. The latest confirmation came from a May employment report that showed the unemployment rate at the lowest level...
Affordable Housing are Vouchers the Answer
Low-income housing programs that work: Part I In several previous posts, we discussed the issue of housing affordability, as well as several policies and programs that purport to address the...
Architectural Training on a New Track
How DMR Architects took ‘design’ into multiple business areas In our continuing series of interviews with members of the Rutgers Center for Real Estate’s Advisory Board and Leaders Council, Kevin...
Nowhere to Grow in New Jersey?
Why redevelopment is the state’s best viable long-term growth vehicle Ted Zangari, a Newark-based real estate and redevelopment attorney, is the head of the Smart Growth Coalition of New Jersey. The...
Invasion of the Disruptors!
Retail battles to keep up with a breathtaking pace of change In a recent blog we wrote about some of the technological and global drivers of the ongoing disruption and transformation of the retail...
I believe you have my stapler...
A journey through office space from Babylonian scribes to Milton Waddams to Apple’s ‘mothership’ Office work probably began about 3,000 BCE as Babylonian scribes recorded business transactions on clay...