Big cities need all the apartments they can get

Dec 13, 2022, 07:01 AM by Matt Mowell

Multifamily demand is slowing amid worrying signals about the direction of the economy. Nevertheless, structural supply shortages remain and most major cities have plenty of headroom to build more units.
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The Road to Net Zero Varies by City

Nov 28, 2022, 11:23 AM by Matt Mowell

The sooner commercial properties begin the process to become net zero by 2050, as called for in the Paris Climate Agreement, the sooner property owners can realize the benefits of limited carbon footprints and lower energy costs.
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Are hotel demand and office occupancy correlated?

Nov 14, 2022, 13:23 PM by Matt Mowell

Ostensibly, office attendance and hotel demand are recovering together but evidence that one causes the other is thin. Certainly, increased hotel demand could boost office attendance as out-of-town senior leaders or vendors fly in for face-to-face meetings, encouraging local workers to venture into the office.
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Inflation and Commercial Real Estate: a more nuanced relationship than often portrayed

Nov 7, 2022, 14:33 PM by Matt Mowell

Commercial real estate is often thought of as a reliable inflation hedge. However, real estate’s ability to hedge inflation is not a foregone conclusion. Each cycle is different, and each property type will respond to macro trends in different ways.
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Multifamily may have some insulation from an economic chill

Oct 26, 2022, 13:09 PM by Nathan Adkins

Historically, for-sale housing affordability and multifamily vacancy rates have been correlated, though a causal relationship between the two is not always apparent.
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Historically Low Availability Portends Continued Strong Rent Growth in Many Logistics Hubs

Oct 4, 2022, 10:26 AM by Matt Mowell

Availability rates are below their historical averages in nearly all U.S. industrial markets with especially tight conditions in port markets.
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The Gini coefficient: Measuring how office vacancy is distributed within markets

Sep 29, 2022, 11:55 AM by Matt Mowell

Economists use the Gini coefficient to measure income inequality within a nation or subgroup. This same tool can illuminate how office vacancy is distributed within office markets nationally.
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U.S. Real Estate Investment in H1 2022 Rises Despite Interest Rate Hikes

Sep 8, 2022, 10:16 AM by Matt Mowell

Despite significant interest rate hikes to tackle inflation, commercial real estate investment volume in H1 2022 topped that of other recent late-cycle years.
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Consumers Calibrate Discretionary Spending to Inflation Level

Aug 24, 2022, 09:51 AM by Matt Mowell

Inflation’s deleterious effect on consumer spending means investors should take into consideration both CBRE EA's baseline forecast, which envisions a near-term moderation of inflation, and downside forecast, which assumes high inflation persists for longer.
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Real estate consistently delivers solid long-term returns

Aug 16, 2022, 15:27 PM by Matt Mowell

Real estate’s relatively high-income returns can help to offset periods of capital value deprecation.
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