These Buildings Are Going Mainstream
Despite the financing challenges, modular construction projects are poised for growth
Consider the historic perspective on the office-sector collapse
Many experts believe that 2020 will go down as the worst year ever for the U.S. office market. This is not only because the COVID-19 pandemic has shut down operations at many office properties, but the general success of work-from-home measures has brought into question how businesses will lease space in the future. Pundits have […]
Conduct a Reality Check
In the COVID-19 era, financing a hospitality property faces high hurdles
Spotlight: Mid-Atlantic Region
These states are slowly bouncing back from the pandemic.
International Investments: China
Just as a variety of factors came together a few years ago to kickstart China’s rise in U.S. commercial real estate investments, a perfect storm of headwinds have combined to slow its roll in 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic is not the only factor either, although that has certainly played a large role. In some respects, […]
The downturn places clamps on multifamily fundamentals
The U.S. apartment sector, once thought to be nearly recession-proof, is facing its first turbulence in many years. Buoyed by demand from the sizable generation of millennials as well as near-record employment, the key issue for the apartment sector was undersupply, particularly with respect to affordable or midrange apartments for young adults getting started. In […]
Case-Shiller Index: Home prices up 4.8% in July
Home prices saw a 4.8% annual gain in July, according to the latest report from the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Indices. That’s up from June’s annual gain of 4.3%, with year-over-year gains accelerating in July after two months of staying essentially unchanged. July’s yearly increase represents the fastest rate of growth since November 2018, a jump […]