COVID-19

Article by:  Lisa Brown  While all property values were down last year by 8%, this was not the drastic ending that many feared. Read the full article:  http://bit.ly/3sr5uX5

Article by:   C. J. Hughes Real estate sales picked up in the final months of 2020, but not enough to make up for the shutdown in the early months of the pandemic. Read the full article: https://nyti.ms/3qfQ8To

Article by:  Les Shaver Work from home trends will make location less important. Read the full article:  http://bit.ly/35GueRd

Article by:  Will Parker Covid-19 hurt Equity Residential and UDR shares last year, with rents falling as some urban employees moved to rural and suburban areas. Read the full article:  http://on.wsj.com/3bFbXrd

Article by:  Diana Olick Smaller metropolitan markets like Indianapolis, Kansas City, Boise, Austin, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Memphis and Pittsburgh are seeing some of the strongest price gains in the nation. Prices in those cities are now at least 10% higher compared with a year ago. Nationally, home prices rose a remarkable 8.4% in October from a…read more

Article by:  Kelsi Maree Borland  While technology tools like video conferencing surged in popularity during the pandemic, remote data access has become essential for business operations. Read the full article:  http://bit.ly/3sp9Wpo

Article by:  Moody’s Analytics As the coronavirus continues to weigh on economies around the world, 2021 is set to be a year of change and challenge, with financial institutions navigating economic uncertainty while trying to understand what business will look like after the pandemic. Twenty-one Moody’s Analytics experts share their views on what will drive…read more

Article by:  Lisa Brown Retail’s recovery has varied widely in the past several months for many reasons, but primarily because of where the store is located. Read the full article:  http://bit.ly/35C4MMI

Article by:  Kelsi Maree Borland  A lack of transparency has inhibited the adoption of technology in commercial real estate, but all of that is coming to an end. Read the full article:  http://bit.ly/39AXPgn

Article by:  Annie Gaus As the coronavirus pandemic took hold, a widespread shift to remote work and school placed new demands on cloud computing and, in turn, data center infrastructure. For many in the business, it felt like years of change packed into a matter of months. Read the full article:  http://bit.ly/39pCOF2