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By Paul Bubny | June 06, 2025Investors are prioritizing resilience and stability as they navigate an uncertain market environment.Peter Muio, head of SitusAMC Insights
Connect CRE has chronicled the ebb and flow of investor sentiment over the years, since commercial real estate players’ willingness to commit (or n...Read more
By Paul Bubny | June 06, 2025Commercial and multifamily mortgage loan originations increased 42% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2025.Mortgage Bankers Association
It may seem that Amazon fulfillment centers are a dime a dozen these days, but the e-commerce retail giant can still make headlines with new construc...Read more
By Paul Bubny | May 18, 2025Commercial mortgage loan spreads compressed to an average of 183 basis points in Q1 2025, down 29 bps from a year earlier.CBRE
Domestic migration can create winners and losers among states and metro areas, but for Connect CRE readers, the topic of domestic migration proved to...Read more
By Paul Bubny | May 11, 2025Economic uncertainty will continue to impact consumer sentiment and cause capital markets volatility, but the multifamily sector is poised to remain resilient.Kelli Carhart, head of multifamily capital markets, CBRE
National news dominated the top five roster for the past week’s most-read stories on Connect CRE. Ranking first was a contributed article from Cold...Read more
By Paul Bubny | May 04, 2025With an estimated $957 billion in CRE mortgage maturities coming due this year, demand for refinancing and new capital will be key drivers of market activity.Reggie Booker, associate VP of research, Mortgage Bankers Association
Arguably the sector that was hardest hit by the pandemic and the slowest to recover, office has been more visible on commercial real estate radar scr...Read more
By Paul Bubny | April 27, 2025The CRE finance industry finds itself at a genuine crossroads.Lisa Pendergast, president and CEO of the CRE Finance Council
The past week found Connect CRE readers in an expansive frame of mind, at least judging by the week’s five most-read stories. As part of a nationwi...Read more
By Paul Bubny | April 27, 2025Annual income to afford a median-priced single-family home: $116,633. Annual income to afford a median apartment rent: $64,160.Redfin
Some quick-serve restaurant franchises simply create more of a stir than others when they announce a new store opening. Chick-fil-A is one of those f...Read more
By Paul Bubny | April 20, 2025Q1 2025 construction starts for senior housing were at the lowest level since Q2 2009. National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care
The past week’s most-read stories on Connect CRE ran the gamut of commercial property types. In first place was a story about a property type that ...Read more
By Paul Bubny | April 13, 2025The world is changing at a rapid pace these days. It feels like it’s time to tighten your seatbelt and hang on for the ride.Willy Walker, chairman and CEO, Walker & Dunlop
The onetime second city (a title now claimed by Los Angeles, in terms of population) came in first this past week. Three of the five most-read storie...Read more
By Paul Bubny | March 30, 2025Nearly 78,000 build-to-rent dwellings are under construction across 194 U.S. submarkets. RealPage
Two developments in the Midwest and three national reports comprised Connect CRE’s roster of five most-read stories in the past week. The Chicago s...Read more
By Paul Bubny | March 23, 2025Commercial mortgage debt outstanding grew by $172 billion in 2024 to reach nearly $4.8 trillion. Mortgage Bankers Association
Local stories involving big-time players comprised Connect CRE’s five most-read stories for the past week. Topping the list was a report on an unre...Read more
By Paul Bubny | March 16, 2025Residential is top investment sector for actively managed real estate funds, with a share of 16.7%.Nareit
For the second week in a row, the actions of the unofficial Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) figured in the roster of Connect CRE’s five ...Read more
By Paul Bubny | March 09, 2025We are optimistic about a potential extension to the overall Qualified Opportunity Zone Program to further drive meaningful growth.Bill Ferri, global head of Cantor Fitzgerald Asset Management
Although the maxim that all real estate is local continues to hold true, all five of the past week’s most-read stories reflected broader national t...Read more
By Paul Bubny | March 02, 2025Cap rates appear to have peaked, and investment volume is expected to rise in 2025, though market volatility persists due to policy uncertainties and fluctuating inflation.Tom Edwards, global president of valuation & advisory services, CBRE
The shutdown of an apartment complex with alleged ties to gang activity, one company’s cancellation of a major development commitment and another c...Read more
By Paul Bubny | February 23, 2025
There’s a first time for everything, and the past week’s top story was just such a first-timer. Although the most-read stories on Connect CRE typ...Read more
By Paul Bubny | February 21, 2025Despite macroeconomic uncertainty and policy concerns, buyers and lenders are taking a more active approach as interest rates hold steady and new investment opportunities emerge.Manus Clancy, Head of Data Strategy, LightBox
The repurposing of former single-tenant corporate campuses has been in the headlines in recent years, and it happened again this past week. Form...Read more
By Paul Bubny | February 09, 2025Multifamily investment sales in the fourth quarter of 2024 were up 59% year over year. CBRE
A grocery-anchored retail center is a sure thing in terms of generating shopper traffic, rental income—and financing. Case in point: Danada Square ...Read more
By Paul Bubny | February 02, 2025This is a new phase of the Fed’s easing cycle, given the strong growth and resilient labor market data providing scope for a more patient approach amid elevated data and policy uncertainty.Lindsay Rosner, Head of Multi-Sector Investing, Goldman Sachs Asset Management
Demonstrating that perseverance can pay off, NewQuest has begun construction on a $400-million mixed-use shopping center in Katy, TX. The developer h...Read more
By Paul Bubny | January 26, 2025Census data show that more apartments were delivered in 2024 than in any other year since 1974.Chris Bruen, economist and senior director of research, National Multifamily Housing Council
It comes as no surprise that the newly inaugurated President Trump is back in the headlines, and that includes headlines on Connect CRE. The real est...Read more
By Paul Bubny | January 19, 2025I believe that instead of being at low tide, we’re moving to high tide. We know there’s money out there, and the tides will flow.Peter Linneman, principal and founder of Linneman Associates, on the Jan. 15 Walker Webcast
From the standpoint of both square footage and the gap between previous and current values, Piedmont Center in Atlanta’s Buckhead neighborhood is a...Read more
