MBA CREF Policy Update Sept. 29, 2022

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

Push to Modernize Spurs Industrial Construction

The advanced age of U.S. warehouses–43 years on average–is spurring record construction as big e-commerce and retail distributors demand larger, more modern facilities, reported CBRE, Dallas.

Closing the Racial Capital Gap

Enterprise Community Partners, Columbia, Md., said access to capital remains the biggest hurdle facing small-scale Black, Indigenous and other people of color real estate developers–and it suggests some solutions.

Freddie Mac Apartment Investment Index Falls

Freddie Mac, McLean, Va., said multifamily market investment conditions continued their deterioration in the second quarter as price appreciation and rising mortgage rates more than offset net operating income growth.

MISMO Seeks Nominations for Standards Governance Committee Members

MISMO® seeks nominations for qualified industry professionals to serve on MISMO’s Standards Governance Committees for a two-year term beginning in January 2023. Positions are available on both the Residential and Commercial Standards Governance Committees.

Inflation’s Impact on Retail Real Estate

Colliers International, Toronto, said consumers are not alone in feeling elevated inflation–higher costs are problematic for retailers, too.