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3 Trends That Will Shape the Commercial Real Estate Sector in 2023
On balance, 2022 has been a good year for commercial real estate. S&P Global estimates transaction volumes will total $800 billion, with the industrial, retail, and multifamily asset classes driving activity. This year also saw less proven property types like cold storage, data center, and life sciences emerge as investment magnets.
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What the Housing Market Slowdown Means for Real Estate Developers
At the start of this year, the American residential real estate market was red hot, with home pieces exceeding $400,000 for the first time ever in the second quarter. But rising inflation, a recession, and multiple interest rate hikes have cooled it off considerably. Multinational banks and market analysts don’t believe the segment will not improve…
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The Return to the Office Trend is Accelerating on the East Coast
Although the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) loosened its COVID-19 recommendations in August, U.S. workers still aren’t rushing back to the office.
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Is Inflation Anxiety Hurting the Retail Real Estate Market?
Earlier this month, Bisnow reported that foot traffic was down at U.S. grocery-anchored retail centers in the U.S. during the third quarter due to inflation. Retail industry analytics provider Placer.ai recorded a 3.93% decrease in grocery store visits in Q3. That trend could be troubling for the retail real estate market as grocery stores are…
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Rising Inflation Could Cost the Commercial Real Estate Sector $733B in 2022
The U.S. Bureau for Labor Statistics recently reported that the consumer price index rose by 0.1% last month and 8.3% year-over-year. Market analysts expressed surprise that the U.S. Federal Reserve increasing interest rates by 2% this year didn’t curtail America’s rising inflation rate. The unexpected outcome also strengthened some experts’ conviction that a recession is…
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Commercial Real Estate’s Most Critical Issue: A Labor Shortage
Commercial real estate executives have a lot to worry about these days. Inflation and rising interest rates, continued supply chain challenges and an unstable geopolitical environment have all but ensured a restless night’s sleep, but in the last 12 months, a new challenge has emerged to trump them all: a labor shortage.
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These are the Best Markets for Office Building Development
Over the last two years, U.S. companies have had their teams work remotely during the coronavirus pandemic. But with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently recommending an end to quarantine and social distance mandates, firms have been eager to bring their employees back to the office. However, many staffers based in major cities…
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Is the Life Sciences Real Estate Boom Over?
The looming U.S recession has cast a pall over the commercial real estate market, with sales tumbling by 16% year-over-year in April. The Economist explained that investors’ enthusiasm for offices, hotels, apartment complexes, and warehouses has diminished as debt costs have risen and household budgets have fallen. In addition, 53% of employees are hesitant about…
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Industrial Developers Are Suddenly Facing Headwinds
Over the last decade, the industrial sector has become the most dominant force in the commercial real estate market. Long before the pandemic, the asset class was crowned the industry’s darling, and since the pandemic, user demand and investor appetite have intensified, resulting in an unprecedented level of growth. For the last decade, the market…