commercial real estate market
Commercial Real Estate Mortgage Debt Surges to New Record
Mortgage debt underlying offices, apartments, and other non-farm commercial real estate rose the most in any quarter on record to a new high of $3.27 trillion in the second quarter […]
Read More....New Jersey Bill Aims to Help Vacant Malls, Office Parks
New Jersey lawmakers are making a new legislative push to help rid the state of its vacant and half-empty malls and office complexes, properties that have fallen victim both to […]
Read More....Big Retailers Shrink Stores to Boost Sales
Plans by fast-food chain Taco Bell to open 300 new small-format restaurants across the country in the next four years are the latest being undertaken by a slew of major […]
Read More....Commercial Construction Spending Headed to Record High
Spending on hotel, office, distribution, and other commercial and public buildings likely will expand for an unprecedented ninth-consecutive year in 2019, according to a consensus forecast by the country’s top […]
Read More....Industrial Real Estate Sales Lead All Property Sectors
Industrial property sales outperformed other major commercial sectors across the country in the second quarter, driven by the popularity of online retailer Amazon and the migration of brick and mortar […]
Read More....Commercial Construction Surges as Demand Counters Higher Labor, Materials Costs
Robust commercial construction is projected to carry through the second half of 2018 and into next year, overcoming a shortage of skilled workers and any effects of tariffs on the […]
Read More....Zeroing in on Center City Philadelphia’s Tightest Office Micro Markets
Market Street West – the portion of Market Street running from City Hall to 21st Street – is seen by most Philadelphia office space brokers and investors as Center City’s […]
Read More....Bala Cynwyd Office Market Appears to be on the Rebound
Bala Cynwyd’s office market, while not currently experiencing five percent rent growth, currently is experiencing its highest occupancy rate in 15 years – 92 percent – and has seen gradual […]
Read More....Banks Ease Lending Standards for CRE Loans
For the first time in nearly three years, U.S. banks report they have loosened their lending requirements for some types of commercial real estate loans. The latest Federal Reserve survey […]
Read More....Casinos Hit Jackpot as Court Allows Legalization of Sports Betting
In a boost not to just Atlantic City but to betting venues across the country, the Supreme Court this week overturned a 1992 federal law that had prohibited most states […]
Read More....Shopping Center Closures Near 100 Million Square Feet
Retailers are focusing on their top-performing locations and shedding marginal stores with announced closures so far in 2018 totaling nearly 100 million square feet as demand for mall and shopping […]
Read More....Casino Firms Roll the Dice Again on Atlantic City
Placing their bets on a slowly rebounding local economy — and the prospects for legalized sports gambling in the state of New Jersey soon — investors are planning to re-open […]
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