Commercial Real Estate Asset Classes: What’s Your Investment Strategy?
One of the most important decisions you’ll make in commercial real estate investing is to choose an asset class. Each property type comes with its own set of opportunities, risks, and management requirements. Understanding how they work can help you align your investments with your financial goals, risk tolerance, and lifestyle. Let’s take a closer look at five major asset classes: multifamily, office, retail, industrial, and development…»
Phoenix office market shows positive shift in net absorption
Phoenix office market is beginning to show a positive shift in total net absorption, according to an analysis from Kidder Mathews. Market Highlights: YTD total Net absorption totals 867.2K square feet. 3Q25 sales volume reached 991K square feet. Total vacancy rates decreased 140 bps QOQ to 23.6%. Market Drivers: The Phoenix office market recorded a positive direct net absorption of 226.1K square feet in 3Q25, led by Chandler, which recorded the…»
Tempe apartment project aims to be model for affordable urban development
A Tempe apartment complex built on the parking lot of an office building could become a model for urban development with lower price points. Dwell, a 129-unit apartment complex located at Farmer Avenue and Fifth Street, is now open, with about 80% of the units already leased, Olga Denisova, acquisitions and asset management for Holualoa Cos., the developer of the project, said. Developing housing at a price that is attainable to people…»
Main Street victory: Small business tax deduction spurs Arizona’s economic growth
In July, Congress and President Trump stopped a massive tax hike scheduled to hit more than 33 million small business owners across the country at the end of 2025. Making the 20% Small Business Tax Deduction permanent was the crown jewel for Main Street in this year’s new tax law, promoting greater economic prosperity for hardworking Arizonans. Since 2017, the Small Business Tax Deduction, also known as the Section 199A qualified business deduction, has allowed mom-and-pop…»
Fed’s Powell says economy may be on firmer footing, but job market weak
PHILADELPHIA, Oct 14 (Reuters) – The U.S. labor market remained mired in its low-hiring, low-firing doldrums through September, though the economy “may be on a somewhat firmer trajectory than expected,” Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Tuesday, noting that policymakers will take a “meeting-by-meeting” approach to interest rate cuts as they balance job market weakness with above-target inflation Powell, in remarks to a National Association for Business…»