Pending Home Sales Recover 8.1% in August

Instant Reaction: Jobs, October 8, 2021 The job additions of 194,000 in September are light considering there are still 5 million fewer Americans working now versus before the pandemic. By: Lawrence Yun Original source: https://www.nar.realtor/blogs/economists-outlook/instant-reaction-jobs-october-8-2021

When President Joe Biden released his $1.8 trillion American Families Plan in April, one of the ways he proposed to pay for the increased federal spending was to limit the Internal Revenue Code Section 1031 like-kind exchange deferral amount to $500,000. Original source: https://www.nar.realtor/commercial-connections/the-juice-isnt-worth-the-squeeze

Retail Vacancy Rates at Lowest Levels Since Q2 2020 With people returning to physical stores and food and drinking places, demand for retail space in Q2 2021 exceeded pre-pandemic peak levels. By: Brandon Hardin Retail Properties Original source: https://www.nar.realtor/blogs/economists-outlook/commercial-weekly-retail-vacancy-rates-at-lowest-levels-since-q2-2020

Adaptive reuse and infrastructure represent two of the 10 issues expected to have the most impact on real estate during the 2021–2022 cycle. Original source: https://www.nar.realtor/commercial-connections/repositioning-suburbia

Instant Reaction: Retail Trade Sales October 15, 2021 U.S. advance estimates of retail and food service sales for September 2021 increased from the prior month. By:  Brandon Hardin Retail Properties Original source: https://www.nar.realtor/blogs/economists-outlook/instant-reaction-retail-trade-sales-october-15-2021