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The Impact of the Student Debt “Crisis” on Housing: Five...
Between 2000 and 2014, the total volume of outstanding federal student debt in the U.S. nearly quadrupled to surpass $1.1 trillion, the number of student loan borrowers more than doubled to 42...
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Surprises from RCLCO's Economic Hot Spot Map
RCLCO first published an Economic Hot Spot map in 2013. At the time, the economy was recovering from the Great Financial Crisis at a very uneven pace across regions. The idea was to get a sense of...
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Why the Boom in Single-Family Rentals? Renters with Kids, but No Cash; Owners...
One of the most dramatic shifts in the U.S. market over the past decade has been the unprecedented increase in single-family home rentals (“SFRs”). While there has been widespread discussion of the...
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2016 STEM Job Growth Index
What Is STEM and What Are STEM Jobs? STEM is an acronym that refers to science, technology, engineering, and math. These fields are increasingly important in our advanced, digital, 21st century lives....
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Headwinds for Hotels as Construction Ramps Up
The Hotel Sector’s Strong Run The hospitality sector has enjoyed robust performance post-recession, characterized by very healthy occupancy and average daily rate (ADR) growth. Historically strong...
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Webinars: Contrarian Real Estate Investing Parts I & II
We invite you to view webinars produced by National Real Estate Investor online, featuring RCLCO. Both webinars are free and available on demand by clicking the links below. Part I: Strategies for...
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2017 STEM Job Growth Index
As Featured on CNBC’s Halftime Report The Rise of STEM As we approach the end of 2017, STEM (an acronym for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) jobs continue to dominate growth in the...
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The Monte Carlo Simulation: Contemplating Risk in Real Estate Investing
Real estate performance in the U.S. has been consistently cyclical throughout its history. The most recent economic recession and associated real estate downturn were exceptionally severe, and led...
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RCLCO U.S. Real Estate Market Outlook for 2013 and Beyond: Slow Growth...
The U.S. real estate market improved in 2012, and there is good reason for optimism going forward as several industries are now contributing positively to the economy. Energy and technology markets are...
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Regional Hotspots for Economic Growth
While the 4th quarter 2012 GDP growth estimate of -0.1% is disappointing, some local economies are bucking the trend. Job growth last year exceeded 3% in such markets as San Jose, Houston, Boulder, and...
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Apartments Continue to Lead Commercial Property Market Recovery
All property types in the U.S. continue to improve, with occupancy and rents up in the first quarter of 2013.1 Despite concerns about increasing apartment construction and an improving single-family...
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Competing in a Global Market: 11 U.S. Megaregions and Implications for Real...
As investors compete in an increasingly crowded global market place, attention is returning homeward where relatively low pricing and positive job growth look very attractive on a global scale. While a...
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The New Model for Commercial Real Estate Demand
While U.S. commercial real estate markets are continuing to recover, they have improved more slowly from the 2008 recession than they did from previous downturns. While some of this is due to cyclical...
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Interest Rates and Real Estate Pricing Risk
A SIGNIFICANT RISE IN TREASURY YIELDS The 100 bp rise in 10-yr treasury yields in May and June caused some temporary disruptions in the lending markets and raised questions of whether this could cause...
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RCLCO OUTLOOK - FROM THE GROUND UP A 100 bp rise in U.S. 10-year treasury rates in May and June caused temporary disruption in the mortgage and sales markets in June as investors and lenders alike...
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A Warehouse Demand Primer
Logistics Operations Aim for Efficiencies in Time and Cost Maersk, the world’s largest shipper, recently completed the first of 20 new Triple E ships. The Triple E is the biggest ship ever built. At...
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RCLCO 2014 Real Estate Outlook
It has been a year since our last real estate outlook, and an eventful year it was. As we expected, moderate economic growth and limited construction pipelines led to occupancy improvements and...
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Real Estate Crowdfunding: A Look Back, A Look Ahead
Crowdfunding as a source of capital for real estate investments is now entering its fourth year of existence within the United States. During that period, a host of companies have entered the market,...
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