Economic forecasts paint a rather bleak picture for the future of the commercial office market; a concern that local and national media has begun to spotlight. The cascading impacts for our region and our nation over the next three to four years could be extremely significant. The COVID-19... Continue Reading
Is the Commercial Office Sector the Next Big Economic Bubble? Economic forecasts paint a rather bleak picture for the future of the commercial office market; a concern that local and national media has begun to spotlight. The cascading impacts for our region and our nation over the next three to... Continue Reading
Is the Commercial Office Sector the Next Big Economic Bubble? Economic forecasts paint a rather bleak picture for the future of the commercial office market; a concern that local and national media has begun to spotlight. The cascading impacts for our region and our nation over the next three to... Continue Reading
Viewpoint: Housing rent control policies equate to real estate insanity Washington Business Journal | By Margaret “Peggy” Jeffers – Contributing Writer Feb 27, 2023 Albert Einstein famously said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over expecting... Continue Reading
The Inequities of Rent Control Proponents of rent control often make a racial equity and social justice argument for capping rent. The theory goes that rent caps prevent vulnerable populations from being displaced. Volumes of academic research exist evaluating these and other arguments in favor... Continue Reading
The Inequities of Rent Control Proponents of rent control often make a racial equity and social justice argument for capping rent. The theory goes that rent caps prevent vulnerable populations from being displaced. Volumes of academic research exist evaluating these and other arguments in favor of... Continue Reading
The Inequities of Rent Control Proponents of rent control often make a racial equity and social justice argument for capping rent. The theory goes that rent caps prevent vulnerable populations from being displaced. Volumes of academic research exist evaluating these and other arguments in favor... Continue Reading
Last week, AOBA recognized the 2022 and 2023 recipients of the Outstanding Associate Member of the Year Award, David H. Hillman Maverick Award, and Sidney Glass Memorial Award at its Annual Meeting. 2022 Outstanding Associate Member of the Year Award The Outstanding Associate Member of the... Continue Reading
The Apartment and Office Building Association of Metropolitan Washington (AOBA) is pleased to introduce three new members of its Board of Directors: Demi Salteris Alvarado, Anne Clinton, and Jared Gigliotti. Existing member, Mark Benedetti, now leads the Board as President. The new Board... Continue Reading
Rents Continue to Decline at Record Pace Rents declined for a third straight month in November. This according to the Apartment List National Rent Report, which tracks rental price trends in major U.S. markets. November saw the national index fall by 1% - the largest single-month dip in the... Continue Reading
Rents Continue to Decline at Record Pace Rents declined for a third straight month in November. This according to the Apartment List National Rent Report, which tracks rental price trends in major U.S. markets. November saw the national index fall by 1% - the largest single-month dip in the... Continue Reading
Evictions Are Bad for Business Reporting by media outlets often frames the eviction process as a tool utilized by housing providers to increase profit margins. A cursory analysis proves that this framing is factually incorrect. Evictions are expensive for housing providers to pursue and... Continue Reading
