Op-ed

Michael Lucarelli, CEO of RentSpree.
Residential · Op-ed
National

The Housing Shift: Renting as the Norm in America’s Metros

By Michael Lucarelli
Michael Lucarelli, CEO of RentSpree.
Residential · Op-ed
National

Renting Beats Buying in These U.S. Markets

By Michael Lucarelli
RentSpree CEO Michael Lucarelli and a sign for a leasing office.
Residential · Housing
National

Rental Activity Set to Heat Up This Summer Amid Affordability Crunch, Slow Home Sales

By Michael Lucarelli
Michael Lucarelli, CEO of RentSpree, and homes under construction in Trappe, Md.
Residential · Op-ed
National

Low Inventory, High Demand, Tech Loopholes Drive Thousands of Rental Fraud Cases

By Michael Lucarelli
Michael Lucarelli, CEO of RentSpree.
Residential · Op-ed
National

The Role of Rentals in the Housing Market: The Lengthening Bridge to Homeownership

By Michael Lucarelli
Michael Lucarelli, CEO of RentSpree.
Residential · Op-ed
National

Rent-to-Income Ratios Hit Record Highs as Renters Face Mounting Financial Strain

By Michael Lucarelli
Michael Lucarelli, CEO of RentSpree.
Op-ed
National

Growing Link Between For-Sale and Rental Markets Amid Shifting Housing Trends

By Michael Lucarelli
RentSpree CEO Michael Lucarelli and a house for sale in California.
Op-ed
National

Renting Gains Appeal as More than 20% of Homeowners Are ‘House Poor’

By Michael Lucarelli
Michael Lucarelli, co-founder and CEO of RentSpree, and construction continues on a mixed-use apartment complex in Southern California.
Op-ed
National

Mom-and-Pop Investors Are Leading the Charge in Property Purchases: Op-Ed

By Michael Lucarelli
Michael Lucarelli.
Op-ed
California

California Rents Decline Amid National Surge; Major Cities Buck Trend

By Michael Lucarelli
Michael Lucarelli, CEO of RentSpree.
Op-ed
National

Op-Ed: Rentals’ Importance in the American Housing Landscape Manifests in New Ways

By Michael Lucarelli
A sign is posted in front of an apartment building with available rentals.
Residential · Leases
National

Housing Demand Shaped by Increasing Desire to Move and Shifting Migration Trends

By Michael Lucarelli
Magic Johnson at the opening of a new Starbucks in Denver in 2003.
Columnists
National

How to Use DEI to Solve Challenges in Commercial Real Estate

By G. Lamont Blackstone
A 'no vacancy' sign for rentals is displayed outside an apartment building in Los Angeles, California.
Op-ed
National

Investments in the Rental Segment Hold Strong, Driven by Expanding Demand

By Michael Lucarelli
A "For Lease" sign is posted in front of a house available for rent in Los Angeles, California.
Op-ed
National

New American Housing Landscape: From Renting Longer to Co-Purchasing Homes

By Michael Lucarelli
An aerial view of graffiti spray painted by taggers on at least 27 stories of an unfinished skyscraper development in Downtown L.A. Construction of the $1 billion Oceanwide Plaza luxury real estate development stalled in 2019 after a China-based developer ran out of funding leaving the three-tower project uncompleted. The project is located across the street from the Crypto.com Arena. (The graffiti remains as of February 22.)
Housing
California

L.A.’s Tagged Oceanwide Plaza Symbolizes Disconnect Between Housing Supply and Demand

By Michael Lucarelli
San Francisco, California.
Op-ed
National

U.S. Rental Segment Boosted by Affordability and Flexibility Trends

By Michael Lucarelli