Commercial Real Estate & Business News – September 17, 2015
Rate Increases Will Be ?Healthy? for CRE In the view of Ronald Dickerman, founder and president of Madison International Realty, starting the rate-increase process now will benefit the industry, long-term as well as near term. “This low interest rate environment has been unprecedented and has been one of the biggest subsidies the real estate industry […]
Commercial Real Estate & Business News – September 16, 2015
Arizona Taxable Sales See Strong Bump in July Arizona taxable retail sales moved up 3.9 percent in July 2015 over the same month last year. The increase showed a steady rise in year-over-year sales increases, even though July suffered summer doldrums and saw month-over-month sales numbers drop 2.5 percent from June this year… Read more » Equus […]
Commercial Real Estate & Business News – September 15, 2015
Solar Power Is Within Reach for Multifamily Owners, Developers Solar power is becoming a much better investment for owners and developers of apartment properties. The price to buy solar panels has dropped significantly, and today’s photovoltaic panels are much more efficient than just a few years ago. Prices are now so low that a set […]
Commercial Real Estate & Business News – September 14, 2015
Commercial Property Prices Continue to Rise Prices on commercial real estate assets continued to move upward in July, the most recent period for which data is available, according to Moody?s/RCA Commercial Property Price Indices (CPPI). The all-property composite index rose 0.7 percent during the month, and 2.8 percent during the three-month period leading to July […]
Commercial Real Estate & Business News – September 11, 2015
May we never forget…. Despite Investor Concerns of Overheating, Market Indicators Support CRE Pricing As commercial real estate prices have continued to surge, some have become concerned that valuations may be overheating or even reaching bubble levels as a combination of high demand, low interest rates and loosening loan underwriting standards contribute to a record […]
Commercial Real Estate & Business News – September 10, 2015
Housing Demand Expected to Surge Over Next 10 Years According to MBA Report In what it projects would be one of the strongest housing markets in U.S. history, the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) expects between 13.9 million and 15.9 million of additional households will be formed by 2024. The MBA report, titled “Housing Demand: Demographics […]