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What to Expect From The Fed’s 2025 Interest Rate Environment
In November, The Federal Reserve Open Market Committee voted to lower interest rates by 25 basis points. It was the second rate cut in two months and a signal that more are coming. Financial industries are eager for lower rates, and a stock market rally and an easing in the 10-year treasury following the Fed’s…
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A Guide to Cost Segregation in Commercial Real Estate
In the current market, commercial real estate margins are getting tighter and tighter. Rising construction, borrowing, and operational costs alongside broader economic headwinds have left little on the table for investors to take home at the end of the day. However, investors may be overlooking one easy strategy to maximize returns: cost segregation. Cost segregation…
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Brighter Days: A Look Inside Commercial Real Estate Performance in 2025
The commercial real estate industry is emerging from the darkness. After a challenging two years marked by high inflation, increasing interest rates, and stalled investment activity, experts are predicting another commercial real estate boom is on the horizon. Next year, economists expect interest rates to fall by 125 basis points, laying the groundwork for improved…
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Where CRE Teams Are Breaking Ground in Today’s Construction Environment
In 2021 and 2022, developers broke ground on a record number of new apartment projects. Then in 2023, the construction activity came to an abrupt halt. High borrowing and construction costs paired with macroeconomic headwinds gave developers pause, with some suspending or delaying existing projects. The pause in new construction wasn’t for a lack of…
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Interest Rate Cuts: What Commercial Real Estate Developers Should Know
It finally happened. At its September meeting, the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee voted to reduce interest rates by half a point. The move came much later than the industry hoped. Many leading experts opened the year with predictions that the first rate cut would come in March, followed by five others this year. That…
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Tech Adoption Is Creating a Powerhouse Asset for Data Center Developers
At its core, commercial real estate provides the physical spaces communities and cities need to support life and its activities. As communities develop, houses and apartments, shops, grocery stores, offices, and warehouses all follow to support the town. Now, data centers are joining that list. Technology adoption and consumption are catalyzing the need for facilities…
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Green Building Requirements Are Expanding: Everything You Need to Know
In the aftermath of the pandemic, commercial real estate owners, occupiers, and developers adopted aggressive environmental targets to combat climate change and reduce the carbon footprint of the built world, which accounts for 40% of global carbon emissions. In the years following, sustainability efforts have lost momentum. Although some companies have held onto their environmental…
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Why Every Real Estate Developer Should Pursue Fit-for-Purpose Design
Commercial real estate developers are known to pursue new projects based on community demographics and demand trends. When there’s a low apartment or vacancy rate in a community with rising rents, it’s generally agreed that the market can absorb a new apartment community, for example. While the actual analysis is a little more complex than…
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Midyear Check-In: Commercial Real Estate Market Gains Momentum
The year began with unbridled optimism. After a challenging 2023, commercial real estate stakeholders welcomed the start of a new year with high hopes for a swift change. Market experts expected lower interest rates and more capital availability; increased investor appetite with stabilized pricing; and healthy occupier demand. Many of those anticipated changes, unfortunately, didn’t…