Episode 72: Cleveland at 5% Growth — Why the Midwest Is the Best Play

Episode 72: Cleveland at 5% Growth — Why the Midwest Is the Best Play

Author: Alan Pavlosky March 31, 2026 Duration: 3:42
Hottest U.S. rental markets by YoY rent growth: Atlanta leads at 5.8%, Minneapolis at 5.2%, Chicago at 4.4-5.5%, Cleveland at 5%. Meanwhile, Austin is down 18% from peak with 34 consecutive months of declines.

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Episode 66: Construction Down 50% — The Supply Crunch That's Coming [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 3:36
Monday multifamily update: Construction pipeline contracted 50%+ from peak. Completions projected at 333,000 units in 2026 — lowest since 2014. BTR thriving with 64,000 homes under construction. National vacancy at 8.6%,…
Episode 65: $3 Trillion Data Center Build-Out — Smart Money Friday [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 3:43
Friday investor outlook: Smart money in 2026 targets data centers ($50B core fund capital, $3T needed by 2030), value-add multifamily (45% of PE increasing deployment), office conversions (9.5M SF in NYC), and private cr…
Episode 63: Fed Decision Day — Why Rate Cuts May Never Come [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 3:27
Wednesday Treasury update: 10-Year at 4.21% — down from 4.28% last week. Fed expected to hold at 3.5-3.75%. Markets pricing 1-2 cuts max for 2026. Cap rate spreads remain attractive. Inflation sticky at 2.4%.