WCRE SECOND QUARTER REPORT: SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY OFFICE LEASING TAKES A NOTICEABLE DIP, BUT INVESTMENT AND SALES REMAIN STRONG
Retailers Lose Ground to Online Stores while the Industrial market has stayed strong DOWNLOAD Q2 2016 COMMENTARY PRESS RELEASE AS... Continue reading→
CMBS Lenders Face Vexing Risk Retention Rules
New financial oversight regulations set to go into effect later this year will require lenders originating CMBS loans to retain... Continue reading→
Breathless over Brexit: What will it mean for U.S. Commercial Real Estate?
Breathless over Brexit: What will it mean for U.S. Commercial Real Estate? As the world markets reacted to last week’s... Continue reading→
Restrained Office Job Growth Impacting Investor Strategies
Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellin recently referenced less-than-stellar payroll growth in May and a slower-than-expected pace of improvement in the... Continue reading→
Office, Hotel CMBS Delinquencies Could Soon Rise
It’s not unusual for ratings agencies to interpret any hint of a downturn in the U.S. commercial real estate market... Continue reading→
Growth in U.S. Property Prices Bounces Back
Commercial property price growth in the U.S. commercial real estate market – including Philly office space and Philly retail space... Continue reading→
Pennsylvania’s New Medical Marijuana Law – Implications for Commercial Real Estate
This article explores the Implications of Pennsylvania’s medical marijuana for commercial real estate. On April 17th, Pennsylvania joined 23 other... Continue reading→
Shopping Center Demand Holds Steady Despite Flattening Sales
The U.S. commercial real estate market recorded 11 million square feet of net absorption in the first quarter of 2016,... Continue reading→
Lenders Tighten CRE Borrowing Standards
Bank and CMBS loan originators in the U.S. commercial real-estate market tightened their lending standards for all types of commercial... Continue reading→
As Late-Stage Recovery Continues, Office Market Sends Mixed Signals
The U.S. commercial real estate market for office space, including Philly office space and Philly retail space – a new... Continue reading→
U.S. Commercial Real Estate Market Sales and Pricing See 2016 Slowdown
Prices and investment volume in the U.S. commercial real estate market dropped for the second month in a row in... Continue reading→
U.S. Real Estate Market Sees First Sign of Possible Slowdown in Foreign Investment
The U.S. real estate market saw a record infusion of $70 billion from foreign investors in 2015, but a decline... Continue reading→
Commercial Property Owners Enjoy Highest Property NOI Growth Since 2007
Commercial property owners experienced a banner year in 2015 as net operating income (NOI) growth posted by the commercial properties... Continue reading→
Philadelphia’s Land Bank Could Ease Path to Development
Philadelphia’s Land Bank Could Ease Path to Development Purchasing public properties for redevelopment in Philadelphia can often be a cumbersome... Continue reading→
Fourth Quarter Sees Growth in Bank-Held Commercial Real Estate Lending
Commercial real estate lenders comprised of U.S. banks and savings and loans increased their investment in both nationwide and Philadelphia... Continue reading→
New Accounting Standards to Impact Commercial Property Leases
The method by which commercial property leases are negotiated may be about to change as a result of new financial... Continue reading→
Funding Project Infrastructure
Funding Project Infrastructure Application Period Open for Commonwealth Financing Authority Multimodal Grants. In 2013, Pennsylvania passed Act 89, legislation that... Continue reading→
Second-Tier U.S. Retail Markets Poised for Stronger Demand and Rent Growth
The national vacancy rate for the U.S. retail market declined to 5.9% for the quarter ended December 31, 2015 as... Continue reading→
Green Building in U.S. Commercial Real Estate Could Double by 2018
U.S. construction companies will ramp up green building activities during the next three years, potentially doubling past efforts to “go... Continue reading→
Philadelphia vs. Camden?
Philadelphia vs. Camden? The battle for new business. Following the passage of the New Jersey Economic Opportunity Act in 2013,... Continue reading→