CMF Quote of the Week: June 15, 2023

“While changes in how today’s workforce uses traditional office space are creating challenges, they also provide opportunities for careful and creative investment. Fundamental shifts in the way spaces are used are rare, and the rapid transformation of how and where people work offers an opportunity for creative conversion and reimagination of some spaces.”
–John Sullivan, U.S. Chair of DLA Piper’s Real Estate practice and Global Co-Chair of its Real Estate sector.

CREF Policy Update: June 8, 2023

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

Support the Next Generation of CREF Professionals

The Commercial Real Estate Finance Careers Student Fellowship program provides college students, including those from groups traditionally underrepresented in the industry, with a package of networking and educational opportunities centered on the $4.5 trillion commercial real estate finance industry.

MBASecondary23: ESG ‘Here to Stay’

NEW YORK–ESG–Environmental, Social and Governance—has evolved over the years. Many industries have embraced it; some politicians have decried it as anti-free market.

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.