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REALTORS®’ Commercial Markets Maintain Momentum in Second Quarter 2012

Share|Commercial real estate in REALTOR® markets continued on a stabilizing path during the second quarter of 2012. Based on the results of the July Commercial Real Estate Market Survey, market...

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Commercial Markets Follow Broader Economic Trends in Q3 of 2012

Share|Economic Activity Heading into the third quarter of 2012, the economy seems to have gone on vacation. The pace of economic activity slowed noticeably in the second quarter and most indicators...

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Office Vacancy Declines to 16.1 Percent

Share|Broader job growth has been slowing through the half point of the year and going into the third quarter. Many companies have also put expansion plans on hold, waiting to see what happens in the...

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Commercial Real Estate Prices Rising

Share|At least in regards to prime commercial real estate properties, prices have been making a very nice recovery. Commercial real estate prices in September were up 6.2 percent from one year ago, and...

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Apartment Demand Slows in Third Quarter

Share|Having recently participated on a panel at the National Apartment Summit, I had a chance to discuss drivers of demand and overall trends for the multifamily market. Investors are still bullish on...

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REALTORS®’ Commercial Markets Gain Steam in Fourth Quarter 2012

Share|Commercial REALTOR® markets posted accelerating growth in sales and leasing activity during the fourth quarter of 2012. Based on the results of the January Commercial Real Estate Market Survey,...

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Economy Advances 2.2 Percent in 2012

Share|Based on early estimates, economic activity closed 2012 on a mixed note. Though gross domestic product grew at 2.2 percent for the whole year, the fourth quarter results were disappointing,...

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Commercial Rentals and Sales

Share|Approximately three to four percent of REALTORS® report a commercial rental every month. On an annual basis, this would be in the neighborhood of 175,000 rental transactions per year. In...

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Demand for Office Projected to Grow in 2013

Share|The economy closed 2012 with positive growth, the slow fourth quarter GDP data notwithstanding. Mirroring that growth, commercial real estate also notched a year of growth and expansion....

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Vacancy Rates Continue Decline in Second Quarter 2013

Economic activity posted a steady pace of growth over the past few months, as consumers and businesses seemed committed to moving forward. Gross domestic product rose 2.4 percent in the first quarter...

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Economic Growth Drives Commercial Investments in Q1 of 2013

Economic background Economic activity maintained grew at a steady pace during the first quarter of the year, as consumers and businesses focused on the year ahead.  Gross domestic product rose 2.4...

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Recovery in REALTOR® Commercial Markets Continues in First Quarter

The recovery in commercial REALTOR® markets notched a noticeable gain during the first quarter 2013, as sales and leasing activity advanced.  Based on the results of the May Commercial Real Estate...

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Commercial Real Estate Lending Advances – Gains Remain Uneven

After several years of drought, the lending spigot opened a little wider during 2012, as every lender group upped its volume. With asset valuations rising and record low interest rates, lending...

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Lending for Small Investors in Commercial Real Estate Markets Records Slight...

For most commercial REALTORS®, investment activity registered slight improvements over the past year. Members posted gains in transactions of office properties, which took the top spot. Industrial,...

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REALTOR® Commercial Markets Post Solid Growth in Second Quarter

The second quarter marked a noticeable improvement in the recovery trajectory of commercial REALTOR® markets.  Based on the results of the July Commercial Real Estate Market Survey, commercial...

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Commercial Investments Rise 24% in First Half of 2013

As the traditional summer vacation season wrapped up, it became easier to focus on the economic performance over the first half of the year. However, the task became an exercise in reading fortune...

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Commercial Fundamentals Point to Steady Growth In Second Half of 2013

After gross domestic product revisions, business spending shows growing confidence in the first half of the year. The first quarter spending was down 4.6 percent, with a decline driven by a 25.7...

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REALTOR® Commercial Sales Rise 10.7 Percent in Third Quarter, Despite Headwinds

With lackluster employment growth, third quarter fundamentals in REALTOR® commercial markets maintained a positive trajectory. However, the specter of government shutdown and the budget debate added...

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REALTOR® Commercial Fundamentals Impacted by Slow Employment in Third Quarter

With lackluster employment growth, third quarter fundamentals in REALTOR® commercial markets maintained a positive trajectory. However, the specter of government shutdown and the budget debate added...

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Commercial Investments Advance 26% in Third Quarter 2013

While the summer season was in full swing, economic performance during the third quarter of the year accelerated, based on initial estimates from the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The main measure of...

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