U.S. commercial real estate market
New Fed Chair Expects Inflation Rate to Move Higher
In a widely expected but still worrisome move for commercial real estate investors and financial markets, the Federal Reserve Bank recently raised the federal funds rate a quarter point from […]
Read More....Playtime Is Over; Toys R Us Closes Its Remaining 735 Stores Nationwide
Beloved by kids and landlords, but largely shunned by consumers this past holiday shopping season, Toys R Us has officially announced it is winding down operations and closing 735 stores, […]
Read More....Issues of Declining Occupancy, Rising Rent Spread to Top Properties
Even the best-performing and most well-located U.S. malls and shopping centers are beginning to feel the pinch of flat-lining rent growth and a vacancy uptick as e-commerce continues to take […]
Read More....Expected Interest Rate Increases This Year Remain Top CRE Concern
Rising interest rates remain the top concern for commercial real estate executives this year, with 80 percent of respondents in a sentiment survey by a Chicago law firm expecting law […]
Read More....Largest U.S. Banks Shrinking Commercial Real Estate Loan Balances
The nation’s 25 largest banks, which collectively control more than $11 trillion in assets, reduced their exposure to commercial real estate loans across the board last month, reflecting an ongoing […]
Read More....CRE Pricing Trends Continue to Hold Despite Transaction Slowdown
Healthy economic growth combined with steady demand and favorable interest rates provided a backdrop for continued growth in CRE pricing through the final quarter and the full year of 2017, […]
Read More....Growth Expected Throughout National Office Space Market in 2018
The U.S. office market continued to benefit from strong fundamentals going into 2018, despite continued deceleration in net absorption, occupancy, and rental rate growth. With robust corporate profits and continued […]
Read More....Banks Close Record Number of Branches in 2017
Somewhat lost in the wave of store closure announcements last year was news that another major user of retail space abandoned a record amount of square footage. U.S. banks accelerated […]
Read More....Rising Costs, Labor Shortage Could Force Commercial Construction Delays
With a large increase in the amount of office construction nationwide and continued building of warehouse, distribution facilities, and multi-family housing, the outlook for commercial development hasn’t been this strong […]
Read More....The Highest Value in Leases for Office and Industrial Real Estate
The top 1,000 corporate, government and institutional occupiers in the U.S. hold leases worth an aggregated rent value of more than $135 billion, encompassing just over 8.4 billion square feet […]
Read More....Off-Price Department Stores Rethinking Locations
After being one of the few retail bright spots for several years coming out of the great recession, off-price department stores — such as Macy’s Backstage and Nordstrom Rack — […]
Read More....A Look at the Impact New Fed Activity Will Have on Real Estate Valuations
Numerous times over the past several years, rising Treasury yields have prompted commercial real estate investors to speculate how the end of historically low interest rates would influence property values. […]
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