Category: News and Trends

The relationship between commercial real estate value and price is shifting to a fully priced market, and in some cases, prices outpace the underlying valuation assumptions, reported Situs RERC, Houston.

The growing debate regarding whether commercial real estate prices approach bubble territory needs to include smaller-market and small-cap assets to be accurate, said Randy Fuchs, principal with Boxwood Means, Stamford, Conn.

Hotels that convert from one brand to another generally see improved occupancy, revenue and profit, reported Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.

Commercial real estate operating fundamentals continue to look favorable, reported Wells Fargo Securities, Charlotte, N.C.

Multifamily rents took a break from their long upward march in October and stayed level at $1,166, consistent with patterns of the past two years, reported Yardi Matrix, Englewood, Colo.

Middle-market cities make up most of the top 10 markets where investors can affordably buy single-family rental properties, reported HomeUnion, Irvine, Calif.

Marriott International, Bethesda, Md., will purchase Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Stamford, Conn., for $12.2 billion in a deal that should close in mid-2016, the two firms reported.

Despite low delinquencies, steady increases in bank commercial real estate lending is beginning to spark questions about whether CRE could repeat the 1980s, said Wells Fargo Securities, Charlotte, N.C.

One key demographic group for future homeownership–young women–remain on the sidelines, said the Pew Research Center.  

Looking for that “tipping point” between renting and homeownership? A new Freddie Mac survey suggests we’re not there yet.