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Cadre Doubles Investor Money Through Multifamily Sales, Sees More Compelling Opportunities Ahead in Target Sectors and Geographies 1

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Tuesday, October 4, 2022

Cadres recent sales further reinforce the promising value creation opportunities multifamily assets provide relative to single family housing.

Key Points: 
  • Cadres recent sales further reinforce the promising value creation opportunities multifamily assets provide relative to single family housing.
  • In contrast, investors and owners in a defensive asset class such as multifamily continue to benefit from operations that scale more efficiently across units.
  • Ultimately, given the strength of offers for the asset, Cadre sold nearly five years ahead of the expected timing.
  • Given strong performance and cap rate compression, Cadre exited the asset three years ahead of the initially targeted sale timing.

The Premise Poll Finds Plus 10% Plurality Margin Opposing Governors Sending Undocumented Persons to Northern States

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Monday, September 26, 2022

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Premise Poll, in its latest regular political tracking poll, found that by a margin of 10 points, 42% - 32%, a plurality of Americans oppose sending undocumented individuals from the U.S.-Mexico border to cities in the North. 

Key Points: 
  • The Premise Poll's tracking poll from two weeks ago also had Biden and Trump in a statistical tie.
  • 51% somewhat or strongly disapprove of the job President Biden is doing vs. 41% who somewhat or strongly approve.
  • On opposing vs. favoring what two governors have done in sending undocumented persons north, respondents located in the South (39%) were more likely to approve than respondents located in the Northeast (27%).
  • In more than 135 countries and 37 languages, Premise finds Data for Every Decision.

Guaranteed Rate Launches One of The Most Extensive Spanish Language Mortgage Program in the US Housing Market

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Thursday, September 22, 2022

CHICAGO, Sept. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Guaranteed Rate, a leader in mortgage lending and digital financial services, today unveils an expanded Language Access Program (LAP). This program delivers every step and communication within the mortgage experience entirely in Spanish, leveraging both language and nuanced cultural references to deliver a superior user experience for people who only speak or prefer to interact in Spanish. Accessible to consumers in all 50 states, this launch is a major milestone in the company's constantly expanding commitment to the Hispanic community and the Limited English Proficiency (LEP) community at large.  

Key Points: 
  • CHICAGO, Sept. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Guaranteed Rate, a leader in mortgage lending and digital financial services, today unveils an expanded Language Access Program (LAP).
  • "The rapidly growing Latino population has faced language barriers in the mortgage application process for way too long," says Camilo Escalante, Executive Director of Diverse Segments at Guaranteed Rate.
  • Guaranteed Rate walks customers through the loan estimates and closing disclosures in Spanish, with a real time digital version the customer can print/save as reference."
  • LAP infrastructure allows Guaranteed Rate and its Language Certified Loan Originators in all 50 states to now market, advertise, and solicit business in Spanish.

Pickup Order Profitability Can Be Improved by Giving Grocery Customers the Choice Between Fee and Speed

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Monday, September 19, 2022

Half of grocery customers would opt for next day or longer if it meant paying an even lower Pickup fee.

Key Points: 
  • Half of grocery customers would opt for next day or longer if it meant paying an even lower Pickup fee.
  • (Graphic: Business Wire)
    "We know that many grocery customers consciously opt to use Pickup and avoid using Delivery because of all the explicit and additional costs, said Mark Fairhurst, VP Marketing at Mercatus.
  • Specifically, this latest Mercatus research suggests that grocery retailers can improve order profitability by implementing a variable service fee structure that offers customers more control over the extra costs.
  • More than 70% of Pickup customers received their most recent order while remaining in the vehicle.

The Premise Poll: Liz Cheney Receives Nearly 20% Support in Three-Way Contest with Biden, Trump

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Wednesday, September 14, 2022

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Premise, the global on-demand insights company based in San Francisco, today disclosed the results of its latest Premise Poll, which surveyed more than 1,500 Premise app contributors across the country. The poll shows that, in a three-way race with President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, Representative Liz Cheney (R-WY) receives 19% of the hypothetical vote. Under the same survey question, Biden registered 36% support and Trump registered 45% support.

Key Points: 
  • The poll shows that, in a three-way race with President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, Representative Liz Cheney (R-WY) receives 19% of the hypothetical vote.
  • Under the same survey question, Biden registered 36% support and Trump registered 45% support.
  • This iteration of the Premise Poll also revealed:
    In a head-to-head matchup, Trump and Biden are in a virtual dead-heat, with Trump receiving 51% support and Biden receiving 49% support, mirroring Premise's survey from July.
  • In a head-to-head contest between Biden and Cheney, Cheney wins by the landslide margin of 58% to 42%.

CoreLogic: US Home Equity Increases Again in Q2 2022, With the Total Average Equity Per Homeowner Reaching a Record High of $300,000

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Friday, September 9, 2022

The total average equity per borrower has now reached almost $300,000, the highest in the data series.

Key Points: 
  • The total average equity per borrower has now reached almost $300,000, the highest in the data series.
  • As a result, recent record gains in equity and record declines in loan-to-value ratios will provide many owners with a financial buffer in case economic conditions worsen.
  • In addition, record equity continues to provide fuel for housing demand, particularly if households are relocating to more affordable areas.
  • Annual change: In the second quarter of 2021, 1.3 million homes, or 2.3% of all mortgaged properties, were in negative equity.

THE PREMISE POLL: 73% of Poll Respondents Approve of President Biden's Student Loan Forgiveness Plan; Only 27% Feel the Plan Goes Too Far

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Tuesday, August 30, 2022

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Premise, a global on-demand insights company that democratizes the way data is sourced and analyzed, surveyed 903 American adult contributors about President Biden's recently announced student loan forgiveness plan. Premise announced the results of that survey today, finding overwhelming support for the president's plan.

Key Points: 
  • The plan also further extended the COVID-19 pause on federal student loan repayments through the end of the year, with payments resuming in January 2023.
  • Those surveyed shared their thoughts on the plan itself, the fairness of it, whether it went far enough, and more.
  • Here are some of the most significant findings:
    73% of respondents strongly or somewhat approved of President Biden's plan, and 27% somewhat or strongly disapproved of it.
  • Only 27% felt that the plan went too far, and 25% felt it didn't go far enough.

More Than Half of Grocery Customers Would Delay Receiving a Delivery Order to Pay a Lower Fee

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Wednesday, August 17, 2022

Specifically, customers desire to pay no more than necessary was directed squarely at deliverys additional service-related costs, not the prices paid for the products online.

Key Points: 
  • Specifically, customers desire to pay no more than necessary was directed squarely at deliverys additional service-related costs, not the prices paid for the products online.
  • The research also found that when given the choice, customers are much more likely to select a time slot later the same day, or even the next day, if that meant they could pay a lower delivery fee.
  • (n=1,847 U.S. adults, 18 years and older, who participate in the HH's grocery shopping.
  • The new shopper behavior research from Mercatus documented that one in five U.S. households used an online grocery delivery service during the prior month.

The Premise Poll: About one-half of Americans favor indictment of Trump if AG Garland believes Trump committed illegal acts

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, August 17, 2022

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Premise, the global on-demand data insights company based in San Francisco, today disclosed the results of its latest Premise Poll, including more than 1,000 Premise public app participants across the nation, which indicated about half (49%) of the sample favors the indictment of former President Donald Trump if Attorney General Merrick Garland believes there is evidence Trump committed illegal acts.

Key Points: 
  • By a more than 3 to 1 margin of 58% to 19%, respondents say Trump had "obligation" to disperse crowd.
  • Fifty-eight percent of participants said the former president should have taken action to disperse the crowd outside of the Capitol.
  • Regarding the crowd that invaded the Capitol and overran Capitol Police, the disapproval margins are overwhelming, including many Republicans and presumably some Trump supporters.
  • 90% of Democrats, compared to 49% of Republicans, say Trump's supporters committed illegal acts on the day in question.

DigitalC, in collaboration with Meta, Brings High-Speed Internet to Affordable Housing Residents in Cleveland

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Tuesday, August 16, 2022

DigitalC today announced that it has teamed up with Meta to make high-speed internet available to residents of four public housing developments in Cleveland.

Key Points: 
  • DigitalC today announced that it has teamed up with Meta to make high-speed internet available to residents of four public housing developments in Cleveland.
  • "It comes as no surprise that poverty and lack of internet connectivity are intertwined, said Sharon Jordan, DigitalCs Interim CEO.
  • Our partnership with Meta will allow us to help bridge the digital divide in Cleveland by expanding affordable internet access to more people in need.
  • As a result, now nearly 1,100 public housing apartments have access to affordable, high-speed internet.