Excerpts from Article: “The value-weighted U.S. Composite Index, influenced by sales of high-quality assets in core markets, increased by 4.7% in the first quarter of 2015 and is now 11% above its previous peak in 2007.” “Apartment investment led all building types in annual growth, with the Multifamily Index increasing by 14.8% for the 12 months […]

Currently retail properties have low vacancies and Costar suggests developers starting constructing retail properties in good demanding locations. The lack of supply of retail properties means the rents are going to increase and the value of the property is going to rise, until new development is built to offset the demand in the area. Mixed-use […]

Foreign commercial real estate investors continue to purchase overpriced properties. There is intense competition among foreigners to purchase commercial real estate. Local real estate investors usually do not overpay for real property, while foreign investors will over pay by 13.8% according to Costar. According to Costar, “Canada is the largest global buyer of U.S. real […]

Lenders are originating more loans for commercial property than in the past. Lenders are finding opportunities in industrial properties and multifamily properties. Office and hotel loans continue to increase as well. The loans for retail and medical properties continue to be stable. The increase in the origination of loans means lenders are optimistic about the […]

Investors still have many opportunities to get a decent return on commercial real estate. It all depends on what real estate market you are looking at. Even though capital is flowing toward highly valued core commercial properties, the lower end properties such as Class B and C are becoming more popular. According to the article, […]

All across the United States, office buildings are being rented out to large corporation such as GE Capital, Wells Fargo, Westpac, etc. This is a great sign for the commercial real estate economy, as well as, corporations and large business. Corporations leasing up range from financial, medical, technological and biotech industries. As more and more […]