Commercial Real Estate & Business News – September 30, 2015
2015 Poised to Be Busiest Year Ever for Multifamily Sales As summer turns to fall, a lot of exhausted multifamily investment and finance professionals around the country are wondering whether the scalding apartment sector is hitting—or at least nearing—its cyclical peak. With apartment transactions continuing to keep a torrid pace, industry analysts predict 2015 will […]
Commercial Real Estate & Business News – September 29, 2015
Economy Watch: How Did the U.S. Economy Fare in Q2? The U.S. economy did better than expected during the second quarter, coming in at an annualized growth rate of 3.9 percent, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis on Friday. That?s the final estimate that the BEA will make for the quarter, and an improvement […]
Commercial Real Estate & Business News – September 28, 2015
Borrowers Push for More Interest Only Loans A resurgence of interest only loans is a bit reminiscent of the frothy lending market that existed pre-recession. But while the rise in interest only loans is another sign that lenders are relaxing their tight grip, underwriting on commercial real estate loans remains markedly more prudent than compared […]
Commercial Real Estate & Business News – September 25, 2015
Why Economic Growth in Phoenix is Faring Better than What the Latest Data Show ?There?s a lot more behind those numbers,? said Dennis Hoffman, director of the L. William Seidman Research Institute in the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University. ?If you look closely at overall trends, you find that job growth […]
Commercial Real Estate & Business News – September 24, 2015
Real Estate Outlook Unfazed by Fed Inaction, Observers Say The Federal Reserve’s decision at its Sept. 17 meeting to keep interest rates unchanged has done little to alter the favorable long-term outlook for the United States’ commercial real estate sector, according to market observers. Steve Rado, a principal at EY and leader of the firm’s […]
Commercial Real Estate & Business News – September 23, 2015
Disruptions on the Horizon for Capital Markets The beginning of 2015 has been eventful for the real estate capital markets. While the jury is still out on what comes next, here are the top five indicators of what happened already and what’s coming… Read more » Occupancy Hits Record Levels in August The dog days of summer […]
