How Persistent Will Inflation Be?
The consumer price index for March 2022 rose 8.5 percent from the prior year, the highest annual reading for inflation since 1981. It also marks one year since the CPI began measuring above 2 percent ...
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Can The Fed Cool Inflation Without Implementing Another Recession?
The Federal Reserve (the Fed) is walking a tightrope in 2022. A misstep will result in either further entrenching today’s high inflation — or setting in motion another recession. The tigh...
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Deutsche Bank Sees 5%-6% Fed Target Rate and Deep U.S. Recession
A significant recession by next year seems likely, it says U.S. unemployment may rise several points, economists project The Federal Reserve is likely to need to engage in the most aggressive mo...
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Apartment Demand Expected To Moderate Over Next Decade
Apartment demand will rise at a more moderate pace through 2035 as the possibility of a “major recession” looms long-term, a soon-to-be-released study by the National Multifamily Housing C...
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Home Sellers Start Dropping Asking Prices
The typical April holiday slump in buying and selling homes during the Easter and Passover weekends could stretch to Memorial Day and beyond, according to a new report from real estate brokerage firm ...
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Off-Market Apartment Deals Don’t Always Come With a Lower Price Tag
In the last few years, competition for multifamily deals has encouraged investors to pursue deals off-market. For buyers, the aim has been to curb competition, not necessarily to buy at a reduced pric...
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Multifamily Investors Eye New Challenges After Banner Growth
The multifamily market continued apace through 2021 as the investment champion, driven by a combination of strong demand, easy money and lack of supply. No real surprise at the general observation, gi...
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When Will Investors Finally Balk at High Prices, Low Cap Rates?
Treasury rates are rising rapidly with the 10-Year treasury currently at 2.72% and up substantially from the pandemic low of .65% two years ago. A conundrum in this CRE market is that cap rates so far...
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CRE Borrowers Move Toward Alternative Lending Amid Inflation, Rising Rates
The go-to financing choices of CRE investors and developers are shifting as rising interest rates chase inflation amid clouds of uncertainty. “I think it’s just indicative of some o...
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Property Prices Could Rise With Cap Rates Poised to Fall Even Further
Think cap rates are crazy low? They could drop even more as investors battle to own CRE income streams, according to a new analysis from First American Financial Corporation. But the firm says cap rat...
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