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Despite a year that has drastically curtailed traveling due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, the popularity of online vacation and short-term rental platforms, such as Airbnb and others, has persisted as people have sought escapes to private homes instead of hotels and to upgrade their work-from-home routines to somewhere with a view. Airbnb is only one of a number of platforms that has facilitated the process by which owners can rent out their properties or [...]

COVID-19 has created challenges for the commercial real estate market in the U.S. that have not been seen since the 2008 global financial crisis. While the 2008 crisis was the direct result of credit and liquidity fiascos, the pandemic has had a direct, powerful impact on the demand for space, put pressures on supply chains, created almost non-existent travel and job losses, and devastated consumer confidence. As a result, 2020's CRE marketplace has been characterized [...]

In Short The Situation: Reforming the U.S. housing finance system has been a frequent discussion topic in the years since the 2008 financial crisis. The Result: In response to a March 2019 presidential memorandum, the Department of the Treasury ("Treasury") and the Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD") issued plans consisting of several dozen legislative and administrative recommendations designed to meet the memorandum's goals and objectives, including to facilitate greater competition, increase private sector participation, and [...]