Business Facilities magazine, Nov. 14, 2022While inflation will remain an uncertain challenge, the Urban Land Institute’s latest Real Estate Economic Forecast projects positive but slower growth in the near term …
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Girl Gang: Empowering Women in Commercial Real Estate
Commercial Observer, Nov. 8, 2022–Emily FuSeven years ago, real estate women’s organization Girl Gang formed to mix the professional and the personal in a male-dominated industryhttps://commercialobserver.com/2022/11/real-estate-womens-group-girl-gang-trailblazing-gender-equality/
Rising Inflation and Interest Rates Has CRE Lenders Pumping the Brakes
GlobeSt.com, Nov. 8, 2022–Erik ShermanAfter Q2 this year, the Mortgage Bankers Association projected a drop of 18% in commercial and multifamily lending compared to 2021. They were right.https://www.globest.com/2022/11/08/rising-inflation-and-interest-rates-has-cre-lenders-pumping-the-brakes/
One of New York’s Biggest Hotel Owners Makes His Move in West Palm Beach
Wall Street Journal, Nov. 8, 2022–Craig Karmin (subscription)Richard Born is among New York City’s biggest hotel owners. One of the lessons he learned during the Covid-19 pandemic, when his properties …
Why You Shouldn’t Focus Too Much on the Inverted Yield Curve
GlobeSt.com, Nov. 3, 2022–Lynn PollackThe three-month/10-Year Treasury yield curve has inverted, with the three-month Treasury closing last Tuesday at 4.14% and the 10-year closing at 4.10%. So does that mean …
CRE Debt Markets Hit Stormy Waters Amid Rising Interest Rates
Commercial Observer, Nov. 3, 2022–Andrew Coen (subscription)If the commercial real estate lending climate from 2012 to mid-2022 was the Titanic out of Southampton, England — sleek, agile, strong and seemingly …
Why Rent Growth Has Likely Peaked and What that Means for the Housing Market
First American (podcast), Nov. 3, 2022–Mark Fleming, Odeta KushiFirst American Chief Economist Mark Fleming and Deputy Chief Economist Odeta Kushi discuss the economic forces driving rent growth, why rent growth …
There Are Two Americas When It Comes to ESG
Bloomberg, Nov. 2, 2022–Tim QuinsonChicago’s decision to dump fossil fuel investments is the latest sign of the ideological divide that’s splitting the country.https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-02/there-are-two-americas-when-it-comes-to-esg-green-insight?
Experts Say Large Markets Could Be the Best Bet for Hotel Investment
Hotel News Now/CoStar, Oct. 31, 2022–Sean McCrackenAfter a prolonged period of historically low interest rates, the math is suddenly getting more difficult for hotel investors.https://www.costar.com/article/499017053/experts-say-large-markets-could-be-the-best-bet-for-hotel-investment
Uptick in Office Demand Snaps Three-Month Losing Streak
GlobeSt.com, Oct. 27, 2022–Paul BergeronDespite the slight increase in demand in September, the VTS Office Demand Index analysis has generally been trending downward in recent months amid rising interest rates …