New York City bucks the trend with 20% YOY increases. North Carolina sees sizeable drops due to increasing inventory.

Strong and weak dollars each have their own impact.

There's steady occupancy and growing investment interest, says JLL, but also some challenges, especially with conversions.

The so-called neutral rate of interest may have grown enough to need much higher interest rates then policymakers' assumptions.

But don't stand by trends, as flat average caps hide the volatility.

The solution to affordable housing is more nuanced than simply reforming zoning regulations.

You need to look for certain information and ask questions to clarify how the technology really works.

The important shelter component has some questionable definitions and runs out of sync, making things look worse than they are.