Daily Top 5 – 09-23-2025

Cap Rate Compression Gains Momentum as Fed Eases Rates Momentum around commercial real estate cap rates is building as the Federal Reserve’s rate-cutting cycle begins to influence debt costs and investor sentiment across asset classes. At a recent CBRE webinar, capital markets specialists and sector leaders offered a common view: declining rates are already leading […]
Today’s News 09-22-25

When it comes to securing more space, retailers keep their foot on the gas Retailers are navigating a complex landscape marked by rising costs from elevated tariffs as increasingly cautious consumers pull back on spending. However, retailers also keep leasing space at a torrid pace, underscoring the strategic importance of securing desired locations in a […]
Today’s News 9-18-2025

West Valley dominates Phoenix metro land transactions, study reveals $3.2B in sales Land buys in the West Valley represented 53% of all land transactions across metro Phoenix, representing $3.234 billion in sales over the past 12 months, according to a new study by Land Advisors Organization. The East Valley represented 33% of land transactions totaling […]
Today’s News 9-17-2025

Investors Stay Selective as Multifamily Cap Rates Edge Higher Investors are seeing opportunities in multifamily markets with durable job growth and limited new deliveries, but they remain highly selective about where they choose to invest, according to Crexi’s August 2025 report. Median cap rates for multifamily properties sold rose slightly to 6.36% while asking cap […]
Today’s News 9-16-2025

Arizona is the big winner of the latest job data revision The Bureau of Labor Statistics recently released a preliminary look at its benchmark revision of annual job data, estimating that total U.S. nonfarm employment in March 2025 was 911,000 jobs lower than previously reported. While the 0.6% downward revision was the largest since 2009, […]
Today’s News 9-15-2025

New Rentals Fill Faster in Early 2025 Despite Ongoing Supply Surge New apartments were rented slightly faster in the first quarter of 2025 than in the second half of 2024, offering a brief but significant pause in what had been a long downward trend in absorption rates. In the first quarter, 48 percent of newly […]