by SVN Commercial Advisory Group | Oct 21, 2019
Plenty of Headwinds Still Pose Risk “By 2020, tariffs already imposed or announced would shrink global GDP by 0.8%. That is equivalent to the whole economy of Switzerland.” – New IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, as the IMF further cut its global...
by SVN Commercial Advisory Group | Oct 21, 2019
Since commercial and multifamily lending activity hit an all-time high in 2017, the sector has upheld strong performance and consistent growth. The Mortgage Banker Association’s Quarterly Survey of Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Bankers Originations recently reported...
by SVN Commercial Advisory Group | Oct 7, 2019
“Economists are really good at saying we just had a recession. They are not so good at expecting a recession.” –NY Fed President John Williams The trade war left its bruises all over the latest data reports. The ISM Manufacturing Index, an index of business...
by SVN Commercial Advisory Group | Sep 19, 2019
CoStar Analysis: US Central Bank Now Must Gauge Effects of Recent Changes The Federal Reserve reduced its policy rate by 25 basis points to a target range of 1.75% to 2%, the second interest rate cut from the central bank in two months, as data indicates a slowing...
by SVN Commercial Advisory Group | Aug 15, 2019
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...
