Apartments, Cap Rates, GDP | Economic Update

Apartments, Cap Rates, GDP | Economic Update

GDP Economic growth slowed in the third quarter, settling at an annualized growth rate of 2.0% after an increase of 6.7% in the second quarter. Thursday’s advanced estimates come in below most economists’ forecasts. The latest Wall Street Journal Economic Forecasting...

Property Prices & Google’s Purchase | Economic Update

Commercial Property Prices According to the Real Capital Analytics commercial property price index (CPPI), asset prices accelerated through August, growing an average of 1.5% from a month earlier. Moreover, the national all-property type CPPI is up a robust 13.5%...

Inflation, Jobs Report, & CRE | Economic Update June, 2021

Inflation According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, consumer prices rose by a seasonally adjusted 0.6% in May from the month prior. While the month-over-month reading was lower than April’s growth rate (0.8% MoM), May’s 5.0% year-over-year change in average prices...

Economic Update | February 23, 2021

Industrial Sector  According to Real Capital Analytics, hedonic cap rates for Industrial properties held at their all-time low through Q4 2020, finishing the year at an even 6.0%. Between strengthening property fundamentals and lower benchmark interest rates,...

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...