Renters are scaling back on medical care, credit payments and food while housing costs consume growing portions of income.

Southern metros lead the nation in fostering female-owned firms.

Occupancy is slipping as population growth slows and immigration plummets 54% from last year.

A puzzling disconnect persists in housing demand even as affordability reaches its best level since 2022.

Cities like Birmingham and Raleigh are emerging as new youth magnets, as Gen Z rental growth surges sixfold.

Weather setbacks, geopolitical conflicts and rising oil prices cloud consumer confidence.

High prices, mortgage rates and economic uncertainty keep most sidelined, except in select West Coast hubs.

The LightBox CRE Activity Index jumped 28% to start the year.