Category: News and Trends

Transaction activity picked up in the second quarter in absolute terms–volumes increased 7 percent quarter-over-quarter–and relative to 2016, reported Cushman & Wakefield, New York.

The number of very poor unsubsidized families struggling to pay rent–and who may also be living in substandard housing–increased between 2013 and 2015, reported HUD, Washington, D.C.

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Commercial property prices are a function of the net income generated by the property and the capitalization (cap) rate.

While small-cap commercial real estate market conditions improved during the second quarter, evidence suggests the market is nearing a peak, reported Boxwood Means, Stamford, Conn.

TH Real Estate closed and committed 43 transactions totaling $3.8 billion in first-half 2017. The investments across the U.S. and United Kingdom covered the industrial, office, retail and multifamily/student housing sectors.

Capital markets remained quite favorable in the second quarter despite increasing short-term interest rates, reported CBRE, Los Angeles.

Commercial mortgage-backed securities delinquency rates edged up to their highest levels since 2015, although analysts cautioned that those rates could be nearing their peaks.

Freddie Mac’s Multifamily Mid-Year Outlook says record origination volume could be in the offing.

Commercial property prices are a function of the net income generated by the property and the capitalization (cap) rate.