How Refinancing Pressure Can Create Commercial Real Estate Buying Opportunities
A commercial property can have paying tenants and positive cash flow yet still face a financing problem when its loan matures. If replacement financing falls short of the outstanding balance, the owner must contribute additional equity, negotiate with the lender or...
Industrial Investment: Why Local Market Conditions Matter
Industrial real estate investors have several encouraging indicators to consider as they evaluate acquisitions. Through August 2026, U.S. industrial transactions totaled $60.5 billion, while national rents increased 5.4% year over year to an average of $9.31 per...
CRE Regains Investor Favor, But Deal Activity Remains Subdued
Commercial real estate has moved back to the top of SitusAMC’s quarterly investor preference survey, suggesting that investors increasingly view property as a source of stability during an unsettled economic period. The finding comes from the company’s second-quarter...
Dallas Ranks Among Top U.S. Markets As Office Investment Sales Near $43 Billion
U.S. office investment sales totaled nearly $43 billion through August 2026, as transaction activity continued across major markets despite persistent challenges from elevated vacancy, financing costs and a substantial wave of maturing debt. According to...
Private Investors Keep CRE Deal Flow Moving Despite Higher Borrowing Costs
Higher borrowing costs continue to challenge commercial real estate investors, but interest rates alone are not determining the pace of transactions in 2026. New research shows that private investors, smaller transactions and longer-term investment considerations are...
CRE Investors Shift From Bargain Hunting To Value Creation
Commercial real estate investors may need to rethink where future returns will come from. After several years in which higher interest rates and market disruption created expectations of widespread distressed buying opportunities, pricing has proven more resilient...
Institutional Investors Turn Their Attention To An Overlooked CRE Opportunity
A large portion of the U.S. commercial real estate market sits in the hands of midsized sponsors that often lack the financing options available to the industry’s largest investment firms. New research from KKR highlights a widening disconnect between the amount of...
New Investment Fund Sets Its Sights On High-Growth Sun Belt Markets
A private investment firm is preparing to make a significant push into Sun Belt real estate, targeting markets that continue to benefit from population growth, corporate expansion and shifting development patterns. 1789 Capital has closed a $1.2 billion fund that...
Office Real Estate Is Splitting Into Winners and Losers — And Investors Are Taking Notice
The office sector continues to adjust to changes in how companies and employees use the workplace, but those changes are producing very different outcomes from one property to another. A recent analysis from investment consulting firm Meketa, highlighted by Connect...
North Carolina’s Major CRE Markets Show Selective Strength In 2026
North Carolina’s two largest commercial real estate markets entered the second half of 2026 with encouraging fundamentals, although conditions continue to vary by location and property type. Charlotte and Raleigh-Durham are both benefiting from industrial demand and...
Southeast CRE Investment Requires A Market-by-Market Strategy
The Southeast continues to attract commercial real estate capital, but investors increasingly recognize that the region cannot be evaluated as a single, uniform market. Conditions differ considerably among South Carolina, North Carolina and neighboring states—and...
Can South Carolina’s Aging Industrial Inventory Become Its Next Value-Add Opportunity?
South Carolina’s industrial market continues to benefit from manufacturing growth, logistics activity and expanding demand from companies seeking strategically located facilities across the Southeast. However, the state’s supply of industrial space is increasingly...
CRE Capital Is Abundant, But Quality Investment Opportunities Remain Scarce
Commercial real estate investors are well-capitalized and actively searching for opportunities, yet many are finding that suitable acquisitions remain difficult to secure. New research from SitusAMC points to a growing imbalance between the amount of available capital...