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NAHB Assistant Vice President of Research Rose Quint predicted that the growing numbers of first - time buyers will drive down home size in 2015.

«San Jose going negative over the last quarter is a huge deal, although no surprise given that growth in this market, and the Bay Area region as a whole, has greatly slowed over the last couple of years,» says Alex Villacorta, vice president of Research and Analytics at Clear Capital.

The result, according to Clear Capital Vice President of Research and Analytics Alex Villacorta, is a majority - shift toward positive equity.

«Double - digit gains over the last year, while similar to rates of growth in the run - up to the bubble, are off a much lower price floor,» says Alex Villacorta, vice president of research and analytics at Clear Capital.

New York's office market, according to John Chang, Marcus & Millichap's first vice president of research services, is losing momentum because businesses, such as law firms, are downsizing their space at the same time as 2.5 million sf of new construction is coming on - line.

«It's not a surprise to see apartment REITs doing so well,» says Calvin Schnure, NAREIT's vice president of research and industry information.

«At a time when median wages remain relatively stagnant, some markets are approaching rent levels that push against the budget constraints of all but the most affluent of households,» says Brad Doremus, vice president of research and economics for data firm Reis Inc..

Purchase activity remains subdued and within the narrow range we have seen since the expiration of the homebuyer tax credit in 2010,» said Michael Fratantoni, MBA's Vice President of Research and Economics.

This quarter and last quarter, we are seeing «increasing international investment through income funds and sovereign funds,» says Tom Errath, senior vice president of research for Harrison Street Real Estate Capital, the largest private equity firm focused on real estate investments in student housing, managing approximately $ 10.6 billion in AUM.

Paul Bishop, NAR vice president of research, says the study is painting a clearer picture of the impact of mortgage limitations.

said Ryan Johnson, vice president of research at WorldatWork, a nonprofit focused on human resources issues such as compensation and workforce retention.

«Following the Federal Reserve's taper announcement, mortgage application volume dropped again last week, with rates increasing and refinance application volume falling to its lowest level since November 2008,» Mike Fratantoni, MBA's vice president of research and economics, said in a statement.

«Markets adjusted expectations last week as attempts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act stalled and bond yields declined,» said Lynn Fisher, MBA's vice president of research and economics.

Lawrence Yun, National Association of REALTORS ® Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of Research

Purchase applications are now almost 12 percent above the level one month ago, even after adjusting for typical seasonal patterns,» said MBA's Vice President of Research and Economics, Michael Fratantoni.

«There are fewer borrowers remaining who are able to benefit from low rates,» said Lynn Fisher, MBA's vice president of research and economics, per CNBC.

The percentage of homeowners moving up to their next home is the lowest in 25 years, said Todd Tomalak, vice president of research for John Burns Real Estate Consulting.

Lawrence Yun is Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of Research at the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS ®.

«It is helping,» said Lynn Fisher, vice president of research and economics for the Mortgage Bankers Association, of the recent changes.

«Affordability is a key metric in determining the overall health of a housing market as it largely represents the barrier to entry for first - time home buyers,» said Alex Villacorta, Ph.D., vice president of research and analytics at Clear Capital, in the report.

«With the majority of metro markets still so far below peak prices, it's time for conversations surrounding price trends to shift away from the 2006 peak as the point of reference, and back to current trends and forecasts,» said Dr. Alex Villacorta, vice president of research and analytics at Clear Capital.

«It's really in line with our expected trends, given that hiring hasn't accelerated,» said Victor Calanog, Reis» vice president of research.

«In the first half of 2017 multifamily performance, by most measures, remained near the historical average in the majority of markets across the country,» said Steve Guggenmos, Freddie Mac Multifamily vice president of research and modeling.

«REITs didn't participate in the tremendous growth of stock prices last year,» says Brad Case, senior vice president of research and industry information at Nareit.

«Steady employment gains, modest wage growth, rising home sales and falling energy costs all bode well for retail spending in the latter part of the year,» says John Chang, first vice president of research services for Marcus & Millichap.

«Our forecast highlights that we are no longer in recovery — we have recovered from the Great Recession,» said Ezra Becker, vice president of research and consulting in TransUnion's financial services business unit.

Richard Persichetti, vice president of research at Cassidy Turley, says Manhattan is on pace to see 60 large - block office signings (more than 100,000 sq. ft.) this year, compared to an average of 40 per year since 2005.

Affordability, says Clear Capital Vice President of Research and Analytics Alex Villacorta, will also be an issue.

Although 97 percent of recent buyers were satisfied with their home purchase, there are always features buyers would like that they don't have, says NAR Vice President of Research Paul Bishop.

But retailers anticipated the recession years ago and primed their balance sheets accordingly, says Michael P. McCarty, senior vice president of research and corporate communications at Simon Property Group in Indianapolis, the nation's largest mall REIT with an interest in 182 million sq. ft. Retailers are now ready to ramp up for the recovery.

«With a first full look of the spring buying season and six - month update to the forecast, our data through June confirms our initial projection that 2015 would be a non-growth year,» says Alex Villacorta, Ph.D., vice president of research and analytics at Clear Capital.

At Keller Williams, average brokerage share of gross commission income is considerably less than in the 500 largest brokerages in the country — 16.8 percent at Keller Williams offices compared with 29.2 percent for other companies — according to Dave Jenks, vice president of research and development at Keller Williams Realty International, based in Austin, Texas.

The percentage of homeowners moving up to their next home is at the lowest average in 25 years, Todd Tomalak, vice president of research for John Burns Real Estate Consulting, told the Chicago Tribune.

Retail REITs had an occupancy rate of 95.8 percent in the fourth quarter of 2017, according to NAREIT data, notes Calvin Schnure, senior vice president of research and economic analysis at NAREIT.

Lawrence Yun is Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of Research at the National Association of REALTORS ®.

Lawrence Yun is Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of Research at NAR.

Paul Bishop, NAR vice president of research, said NAR members also are completing classwork to qualify for designations.

Paul Bishop, NAR vice president of Research, said growth in the housing market has improved the earnings of real estate professionals.

«In the face of global economic and political uncertainty — that is, Venezuela upheaval, Brexit, Syrian refugees, Russia meddling, and even the very nasty U.S. Presidential election campaigning — people with money were searching for something very safe,» says Lawrence Yun, NAR chief economist and senior vice president of Research.

Strong consumer confidence, low unemployment and a well - performing stock market contribute to this forecasted growth, says Mark Mathews, vice president of research at the NRF.

But the higher interest rate will have little impact on office building values, mainly because of dramatically low new office construction over the last seven years, notes John Chang, first vice president of research services for brokerage firm Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investmen.

«We use the system initially to find the strong markets for retail clients,» says Janie French, vice president of research and technology for Dallas - based Staubach.

«We are back to very, very aggressive construction levels,» said Garrick Brown, vice president of research for the West region at DTZ, in a webinar broadcast earlier this week on retail market trends in 2015.

For its part, the NRF expects retail sales to be up 3.6 percent to 4.0 percent for the holiday season, according to Mark Matthews, NRF's vice president of research development and industry analysis.

«The importance of the GICS change is going to be felt over the next several years, not over the first few months following the change,» says Brad Case, senior vice president of research and industry information with the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT).

Brad Case, vice president of research and industry information for the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, observed that it would be tricky to apply this sort of outlook across all properties.

Paul Bishop, NAR vice president of Research, said the industry sees greater competition in tandem with the housing market recovery.

National Association of REALTORS ® Vice President of Research Paul Bishop discusses the data in this video.

«After four years of almost continuous improvement across all indicators, apartment markets have taken a small step back,» says Mark Obrinsky, vice president of research and chief economist at the National Multi Housing Council.

«We're pleased to see that only 10 percent of those consumers we had considered at elevated risk of payment shock from a rate increase exhibited delinquency over the study period,» says Ezra Becker, senior vice president of Research and Consulting at TransUnion.