Powell Overshadowed by Further Escalation of Trade War Concerns

CoStar Analysis: Message That Fed Will Sustain Recovery Lost in Tweet Storm Markets were roiled by new tariffs imposed on U.S. goods announced by China, a much-anticipated speech from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and President Trump’s reaction to both. The...

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...

Florida remains a hotspot for CRE development

Industry group says state ranks fifth in overall commercial development nationwide It’s not just your imagination: Florida is booming. The state ranked fifth in the U.S. for all commercial real estate development, according to an annual survey by an affiliate of the...