Latest Real Estate Economic Updates

The Fed Pauses Rate Hikes. For Now

  • Mike Lembeck
  • 21 September 2023

A ‘skip’ meeting still doesn’t mean no more hikes, even this year. The Federal Reserve’s pause on interest rate hikes in the September meeting of the Federal Open Market Commi...

Distressed CRE Loans Surge Nationwide

  • Mike Lembeck
  • 21 September 2023

More properties face foreclosure as landlords struggle to fill vacant offices Troubled loans tied to office buildings across the U.S. are on the rise, with commercial borrowers in Chicago, Denver, Ph...

Has 2023 Really Been That Bad for CRE?

  • Mike Lembeck
  • 20 September 2023

Maybe the problem is that conditions are returning to an old mean. When looking at trends in any market, there is often folly in focusing on immediate changes in data. Up-and-down data movement over ...

Dry Powder Circles Multifamily Deals

  • Mike Lembeck
  • 20 September 2023

Investors sense opportunity as the asset class struggles. In a testament to how brutal the year has been, only two multifamily markets have produced positive total returns in the last 12 months, acco...