Category: News and Trends

Commercial and multifamily property prices both continue their rising trends, two reports said yesterday.

The hotel pipeline grew more than 20 percent year-over-year–and the sector is sensitive to shocks, which the upcoming supply wave could magnify, analysts said.

Without question, e-commerce has changed the retail sector–but it might change industrial real estate even more, said CBRE, Los Angeles.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency released its final “Duty to Serve” rule on Tuesday after a several-year long rule-making process.

Occupancy Expected to Decline in 2017 After Eight-Year Run

A sharp increase in 10-year U.S. Treasurys and expectations of tax code changes next year has encouraged many investors to reassess their strategies, reported Marcus & Millichap, Calabasas, Calif.

Commercial mortgage-backed securities loans maturing in December could suffer from a decrease in liquidity as issuers wrestle with the upcoming risk-retention rule, said Morningstar Credit Ratings, Chicago.

JLL, Chicago, acquired the Dallas affiliate of Integra Realty Resources, a network of independent commercial real estate valuation, counseling and advisory firms.

Construction spending continues to hit cyclical highs, reaching $317 billion in the third quarter, up one percent year-over-year, reported JLL, Chicago.

There is a “palpable” sense that change will soon come to commercial real estate markets, reported Colliers International, New York.