Category: News and Trends

Last year yielded steady growth for the construction industry despite increasing headwinds, said JLL, Chicago.

Growth in U.S. commercial property prices slowed to the weakest annual pace in eight years in January, reported Real Capital Analytics, New York.

The Mortgage Bankers Association and nearly a dozen industry trade groups asked federal agencies to delay the January 2020 implementation of controversial accounting standard, saying more analysis of potential consequences to lenders and consumers is needed.

The most significant barrier new multifamily development faces is the rising cost of construction, reported Colliers International, Toronto.

Commercial property market supply and demand fundamentals remained relatively stable in third-quarter 2018, said Moody’s Investors Service, New York.

Slower economic expansion and inflation will likely pressure hotel margins and revenue per available room this year and next, reported S&P Global Ratings, New York.

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Commercial real estate investor attention is increasingly shifting to liquid and secure markets and asset types, reported JLL, Chicago.

Small-cap commercial real estate fundamentals finished the fourth quarter on solid footing, but some “cracks in the foundation” persist, raising concern about the market’s future expansion, said Boxwood Means, Stamford, Conn.

HUD said it will “dramatically” reduce the advance notice it gives to private owners of subsidized apartment properties before their housing is inspected.