Category: News and Trends

First quarter small-balance loan volume grew 3.1 percent year-over-year–indicating strong economic and real estate fundamentals–said Randy Fuchs, Principal with Boxwood Means, Stamford, Conn.  The gain over first quarter 2015 is …

Tenant demand for U.S. office space slowed in the first half of the year as businesses reacted to global economic uncertainty, reported Cushman & Wakefield, New York. Despite the deceleration, …

Real estate investment trusts performed well in June even as global economic events rattled broader stock markets, reported Trepp, New York. The FTSE NAREIT All REIT Index gained 6.68 percent …

Economic and real estate activity generally expanded between mid-May and late June, the Federal Reserve reported yesterday in its Beige Book. “Real estate activity continued to strengthen and banks reported …

Analysts agree: commercial asset prices resumed solid growth in May and June.  CoStar, Washington, D.C., said both of its two major indexes advanced by more than 1 percent in May, …

Commercial real estate transaction volume decreased significantly in the first quarter after reaching a cyclical peak in late 2015, reported Ten-X, Irvine, Calif.

Many Freddie Mac K-Series borrowers are unlocking the equity resulting from years of strong multifamily investment demand and price appreciation, said Kroll Bond Rating Agency, New York.

The rest of 2016 will likely be as “bumpy” as the first half was for commercial mortgage-backed securities, said Brian Olasov, Executive Director with Carlton Fields, New York.

While San Francisco remains the nation’s leading technology market, many highly skilled workers–especially millennials–and their employers are now choosing cities with both tech jobs and lower living costs, reported CBRE, Los Angeles.

MBA released its Commercial/Multifamily Real Estate Finance Forecast.