Commercial Real Estate & Business News – May 17, 2016
Will Rising Interest Rates Slow Commercial Real Estate Deals? Commercial real estate leaders are confident in the strength of the commercial real estate market. But they’re also realistic enough to recognize that all commercial sectors will face their own challenges in the coming months. And they’re especially worried that rising interest rates could put the […]
Commercial Real Estate & Business News – May 13, 2016
Economy Watch: As Percentage of GDP, CRE Edges Up CRE investment as a proportion of the entire U.S. GDP is trending up for most property sectors. The Bureau of Economic Analysis reported on Wednesday that investment in non-residential structures decreased at a 10.7 percent annualized rate in the first quarter of 2016. That wasn’t a […]
Commercial Real Estate & Business News – May 12, 2016
Economy Watch: Apartment Fundamentals, Sales Still Solid in Q1 U.S. apartment sales surged 33 percent last year to $151.8 billion, and that momentum has carried over into first quarter of this year with another $38.6 billion in sales, according a recent report by apartment listing and data specialist Abodo, citing Real Capital Analytics data… Read more » […]
Commercial Real Estate & Business News – May 11, 2016
ICSC’s RECon: The Vibe Is Eagerness ICSC’s RECon Global Retail Real Estate Convention is coming up in just under two weeks Sunday throughTuesday at the Las Vegas Convention Center, but if you are (in any way) involved in the shopping center industry, of course you already knew that and are well into planning all your […]
Commercial Real Estate & Business News – May 10, 2016
Mixed, but Positive Economic News The economic data released last week was mixed but mostly positive. The growth in employment for April was a disappointment compared to the trend of the last 12 months and bears watching. Labor force participation also dipped slightly, reversing gains from prior months. However, credit card spending and motor vehicle […]
Commercial Real Estate & Business News – May 9, 2016
2016 Apartment Industry Outlook: Cautiously Confident From a capital markets and investment perspective, last year was one for the history books for the apartment market. Apartment transactions rose to an all-time record of $150 billion in 2015, according to Real Capital Analytics, toppling the previous year’s record. Total units sold surpassed 1.2 million for the […]