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What Else Drives Cap Rates Besides Rising Interest Rates

Many investors assume a direct correlation between cap rates and interest rates – that borrowing costs will drive investor purchase decisions, and that sellers need to lower prices and raise cap...

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'Explosive Growth' Leads To Record-High Rents For Southern California Apartments

Landlords sought increases of 17-18% in Orange County and the Inland Empire during the first quarter of the year, apartment figures show. Southern California apartment shoppers are still struggling to...

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What Investors Should Expect Amid Rising Inflation

Rising inflation will likely favor property types with a shorter than average lease term like multifamily and self-storage, while industrial deals with lower lease terms remaining will command premium...

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What An Uptick In Commercial Mortgage Rates Could Mean For CRE

As inflation continues to pressure property markets and the broader economy, questions are swirling in industry circles about whether the cost to finance commercial real estate will tick up.  US...

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What The Fed's Recent Hikes Mean For CRE Investors

The recent 50-basis point increase in the overnight rate—which took the federal funds rate to 0.75%—has been on the lips of economists and industry watchers for the last week. That, couple...

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CRE Sentiment Drops As Inflation Fears Persist

Sentiment across the commercial real estate industry is down slightly over fall 2021, according to the latest NAIOP survey, but feedback suggests conditions will improve for the industry over the next...

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April Jobs Report Holds Some Concerns for CRE

With nonfarm employment up by 428,000 jobs in April, most economists and business leaders were delighted with Friday’s April jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. But those in commerc...

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Expectations Reset, But Ultimately Higher Rates Won’t Deter Multifamily Investment

Interest rates are moving up, and that inevitably means higher cap rates. Many investors have moved to the sidelines to wait out the uncertainty, but multifamily is well positioned to outperform the m...

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Apartment Investors 'Very Concerned' About Rising Rates, Inflation Combination

Apartment markets tightened for the fifth straight month and debt financing became less available for the third consecutive quarter, according to National Multifamily Housing Council’s (NMHC) Qu...

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Are Institutional Investors Helping Sink the Home Market?

A common question among the public is whether institutional investors continue to scoop up massive numbers of houses with large cash war chests and drive prices up to a point that regularly people can...

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