Market Analysis and Research
Research produced by OMREI members – faculty, students, and affiliates
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The purpose of these works is to support individuals in making well-informed decisions in the real estate market.
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Americans Find Rental Relief: New Data Shows Rents Dropping Below Historic Trends in Majority of Large U.S. Cities
While buying a home remains financially out of reach for millions of Americans, a new housing market report brings a wave of relief for renters. Across the United States, rental prices are finally cooling down.
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1st Place: Kansas City, MO-KS MSA, Real Estate Market Analysis
Created by Jace Love in FIN 3530 and FIN 4550 during the Spring 2026 semester
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2nd Place: New Orleans–Metairie, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Created by Zane Rigdon in FIN 3530 during the Spring 2026 semester
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3rd Place: San Francisco Metro Market Evaluation
Created by Evan Cruz in FIN 3530 during the Spring 2026 semester
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2nd Place: Houston Metropolitan Area, Real Estate Market Analysis
Created by Sophia Bowden in FIN 4550 during the Spring 2026 semester
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3rd Place: Louisville, KY–IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
Created by Will Quartaro in FIN 4550 during the Spring 2026 semester
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Surge in Multifamily Housing Drives National Rent Discounts
New data from the Waller, Weeks and Johnson Rental Index indicates a major shift in the U.S. rental market, as most households in the U.S. are now renting at an average discount of 2.23%.
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Northeast and Midwest Housing Markets Kick into Overdrive as Pricing Premiums Surge
Recent findings from the Beracha and Johnson Housing Ranking Index, housed within the American Real Estate Society, reveal a significant acceleration in housing markets across the Midwest and Northeast. Currently, these regions dominate the national landscape for pricing premiums, with the top ten most overpriced markets in the United States situated exclusively within these two geographic areas.
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A Four-Year Rent Freeze in New York City Will Do More Harm than Good
The New York City Mayor’s Office is pushing a four-year freeze of rents for the city’s roughly one million rent-stabilized units.
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Restricting Wall Street from the U.S. Housing Market is a Bad Idea
A proposal to severely restrict professional investors (Wall Street) from the U.S. Housing market is currently making the rounds and receiving support from both sides of the isle.
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The Miami Paradox: Recessionary Risks to the Tri-County Housing Market
The housing market of the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metropolitan area, also known as the Tri-County area, presents a compelling economic paradox.
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The Ship is Turning: New Orleans Housing Market Appears to be Turning Around
After several years of persistent decline, the New Orleans housing market is exhibiting key indicators of a turnaround, according to the latest data analysis from the University of Mississippi.
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How is the Denver Housing Market Doing?
A brief study of the rocky mountain real estate region
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