Does an Inverted Yield Curve Spell Doom for CRE?

And here’s another question: Will lower interest rates lead to riskier CRE deals? WASHINGTON, DC—On Wednesday the yield curve inverted—that is, yields on two-year Treasury bonds were higher than those on the ten-year bonds—for a short period of time before the markets...

What to Make of Gyrating Markets and Global Trade Wars

CoStar Analysts Take Stock of Recent Headlines It appears that U.S. financial market is finally waking up to the reality of the intended and unintended consequences of the trade war. The main unintended result as been the uncertainty among businesses about future...

Q2 2019 Market Update

Q2 2019 Commercial Real estate volume reached $127 billion in transaction volume in Q2 2019, up 2% from last year’s Q2 volume. Led by the office, apartment, and senior housing sectors, this marks an improvement from the dip seen in Q1 of 2019.Senior housing and care...

Opportunity Zone Land Will Cost You

Investors and developers are paying a premium for land sites in opportunity zones, according to a new study. Investors and developers are paying a premium for land sites in opportunity zones. A new study from Real Capital Analytics shows a rapid increase in pricing...

How Certain Real Estate Investments Outperform the Stock Market

The real estate investor, author and Apartment Building Investing Podcast host describes the real estate investments that he favors over stocks. NEW YORK CITY—Although average stock market returns over 15-year periods can look quite high, Michael Blank, the author of...