CBRE Again Raises Forecast for 2023 Hotel Performance

CBRE, Dallas, raised its hotel performance outlook for this year once again, improving its forecast for revenue per available room to $97.89, up 6% year-over-year, and an increase of 43 cents from its previous forecast.

CMF Briefs June 1, 2023

Commercial and multifamily briefs from ULI, StorageCafe and CBRE.

CREF Policy Update: June 1, 2023

Commercial and multifamily developments and activities from MBA important to your business and our industry.

CMF Quote of the Week: June 1, 2023

“Many institutional and family office/private capital groups I met on my trip had a tremendous amount of dry powder and they were considering U.S. real estate investments for at least some of their available capital to ensure they diversify their investments.”
–Chinmay Bhatt, Senior Managing Director and founding member of Berkadia’s JV Equity & Structured Capital in New York

Tech Sector Pressures Major Office Markets

Office-using sectors added 67,000 jobs in April–a 2% year-over-year increase–but demand for office space remains weak across major markets, reported CommercialEdge, Santa Barbara, Calif.

Senators Introduce MBA-supported Bill to Reform Davis-Bacon Rules

Sens. John Thune, R-S.D., and Jerry Moran, R-Kan., on Friday reintroduced the Housing Supply Expansion Act, legislation that would address the affordable housing shortage by making targeted reforms to Davis-Bacon Act requirements.