CREF Highlights

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

CRE Prices Grow, Volume Slows

U.S. commercial properties’ annual price growth increased in August even as deal volume slid for a second consecutive month, Real Capital Analytics and CoStar reported.

Apartment Occupancy, Rents Rise

RealPage, Richardson, Texas, reported U.S. apartment occupancy approached a record level in the third quarter.

Flexible Office Market Poised for Growth

The flexible office space market should grow significantly over the next decade as flex operators consolidate and forge financial partnerships with building owners, said CBRE, Los Angeles.

Commercial/Multifamily Briefs

The White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council introduced OpportunityZones.gov, a new information hub for the Opportunity Zones initiative.

Hotel Sector Faces Inflection Point

The U.S. hotel sector reported mostly positive results in its three main performance metrics during August, but some analysts say the sector faces an inflection point as its pipeline swells.

CRE Executives ‘Cautiously Optimistic’

Commercial real estate executives remain cautiously optimistic about the U.S. CRE market despite concerns about a possible recession and global trade conflict, DLA Piper’s Global Real Estate State of the Market survey reported.

Commercial/Multifamily Briefs

Arbor Realty Trust, Uniondale, N.Y., and Chandan Economics, New York, launched the Arbor Small Multifamily Price Index.