Commercial Real Estate & Business News 5-8-2025
Fed Keeps Rates Unchanged; Cites Risk of Higher Unemployment, Inflation The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) maintained its policy interest rate at 4.25%–4.50% on Wednesday, keeping rates unchanged since December, when the central bank last reduced borrowing costs. The Federal Reserve has adopted a more pessimistic stance on the economy, even as it continues to […]
Commercial Real Estate & Business News 5-5-2025
CRE Investment Surges 17% in First Quarter Despite Fewer Transactions Commercial real estate raked in $93.5 billion of investments during the first quarter across all major asset classes, a 17% increase from a year ago. However, that came on fewer transactions as asset trades were down 12% from last year, according to a Colliers market […]
Commercial Real Estate & Business News 5-2-2025
The Apartment Markets Set to Exceed Average Rent Growth This Year The U.S. effective asking rent is expected to grow at an average annual rate of about 2.3% across the country this year, according to a RealPage market forecast. Of the 50 largest markets studied by RealPage, seven are expected to stand out with rent […]
Commercial Real Estate & Business News 4-30-2025
Momentum Builds in CRE Lending With $498B in Transactions The commercial real estate market in 2024 saw a notable resurgence in lending and borrowing activity, with $498 billion in transactions – an increase of 16% from the $429 billion recorded in 2023, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. While these figures reflect 2024’s performance, the […]
Commercial Real Estate & Business News 4-28-2025
Here’s how Phoenix office asking rents compare with U.S. Western office markets faced mounting challenges in December 2024, with San Francisco standing out. The city saw record-high vacancy rates of 28.8% driven by a wave of lease expirations and declining demand. These pressures have also weighed heavily on office asking rents and construction…» Sprouts Farmers […]
Commercial Real Estate & Business News 4-25-2025
TSMC’s $165B Phoenix campus fuels industrial demand in Northwest Valley As goes TSMC, so goes Phoenix’s industrial real estate market. Suppliers continue to gravitate to the Valley, angling to position themselves in the orbit of TSMC’s ever-growing, $165 billion campus in North Phoenix. And while more industrial supply is set to come online in north […]