Category: News and Trends

More than $11 billion flowed into real estate globally from the Middle East during the first half of 2015, surpassing 2007’s high of $9.6 billion, reported CBRE Group, Los Angeles. 

Property prices increased 70 basis points in July and major-market prices now exceed their pre-crisis peak by nearly 30 percent, reported Moody’s Investors Service and Real Capital Analytics, New York.

More than half of apartment renters whose leases expired in August signed another lease rather than move out, continuing a trend of year-over-year retention-rate increases, reported MPF Research, Carrollton, Texas.

U.S. equity real estate investment trust liquidity remains strong, but shows initial signs of weakening, reported Fitch Ratings, New York.

Small-cap commercial real estate transaction volume remains comfortably ahead of last year’s record-setting level, reported Boxwood Means, Stamford, Conn.

The Federal Reserve reported largely positive feedback on commercial real estate nationwide over the past six weeks. 

China’s recent economic troubles pushed the S&P Volatility Index to its highest level since 2011, which could cause more investors to favor commercial real estate, said Marcus & Millichap in a special report.

Businesses looking for office space in technology markets should expect to pay a premium–and a hefty one in many of the top tech cities, reported CBRE Group, Los Angeles.

The Senate and House returned to work Tuesday after their traditional August recess facing a packed legislative agenda of “must-pass” items.

Apartment rents maintained their bullish growth in August, rising by $7 to a record $1,162, reported Yardi Matrix, Englewood, Colo.