Fed Benchmarks Every CRE Investor Should Watch
Commercial real estate investors often focus on the Federal Reserve’s most visible signals: the federal funds rate, inflation reports, jobs data and public comments from policymakers. But beneath those headline indicators are several lesser-known benchmarks that help...
Secondary Markets Lead CRE Price Recovery As Gateway Cities Lag
Commercial real estate pricing is beginning to recover, though the strongest gains are coming outside the country’s largest urban markets. According to MSCI, commercial property prices in secondary markets rose 1.8 percent year over year in April, far outpacing the...
CRE Deal Volume Climbs As Investors Re-Enter The Market
Commercial real estate investment sales opened the year with their strongest quarterly showing in three years, signaling that more capital is beginning to move back into the market after a prolonged period of hesitation. According to first-quarter industry reports,...
Why Mobile Home Parks Are Drawing More Investor Attention
Mobile home parks, also known as manufactured housing communities, are becoming an increasingly compelling asset class for investors focused on stable income, long-term demand drivers and portfolio diversification. Once viewed as a niche segment of commercial real...
Private Real Estate Capital Begins To Rebound, But Fundraising Remains Selective
Private real estate fundraising began to regain some footing in 2025, marking the sector’s first annual increase since the post-2021 slowdown. But the rebound appears measured rather than dramatic, with investors still navigating elevated borrowing costs, uncertainty...
Distressed CRE Deals Can Pay Off — But Only When Investors Know What They’re Really Buying
Distressed real estate can attract investors with the promise of buying below replacement cost, repositioning an underperforming asset and capturing strong returns. But the opportunity is only as good as the investor’s understanding of why the property is distressed...
Value Grocers Are Turning Store Expansion Into A Retail Real Estate Story
Grocery remains one of the more reliable bright spots in retail real estate, and the next wave of store openings shows where the momentum is building: value, discount and necessity-based formats. According to an industry report, U.S. consumers spent more than $915...
Distressed Debt May Offer the Better CRE Opportunity Before the Next Buying Cycle Peaks
Investors looking for a major buying wave in commercial real estate may still be early. While distress has clearly spread across the market, especially in multifamily, many assets have not yet reached the point where direct acquisitions offer the best risk-adjusted...