Economic Update | December 18, 2020

Unemployment  The Civilian Unemployment Rate (U-3) fell from 6.9% in October to 6.7% in November. The 0.2% month- over-month decline is the slowest rate of improvement since the Spring shutdown. While improvement is slowing, U-3 has recovered by 8.0% since April, when...

Economic Update | December 4, 2020

Retail According to Moody’s Analytics / REIS reporting, signs of distress are spreading in the retail sector. The sector’s vacancy rate rose by 0.2% to 10.4% in the third quarter, reaching a seven-year high. Average asking retail rents declined 0.1% from the previous...

Medical office buildings remain sound amid struggling CRE markets

Physicians keep working, take advantage of financing opportunities to help bolster the industry Most people are aware of the difficulties certain sectors of commercial real estate (CRE) have endured during 2020 the wake of the global pandemic. The toll on retail,...