6 Overlooked Investment Opportunities in Commercial Real Estate
In commercial real estate, smart owners exploit every available opportunity to maximize their net operating income (NOI) and create new, leveragable equity. Over time, small changes can generate millions of dollars in cash flow and added value, which will be critically beneficial as you grow your CRE portfolio. From parking to vending machines, these profit-boosting… Read more »
Where is Commercial Real Estate Headed?
by Neil A. Dolgin Welcome to 2023 and the questions that are on everyone’s mind: Will we have recession? Will it hit hard? Will there be a soft landing? Economists expect economic growth to slow this year, and we will narrowly avoid a recession. Wherever I turn, however, everyone has their own point of view. … Read more »
Goldman Predicting U.S. Will ‘Narrowly’ Escape Recession, Even As Banks Tighten Lending
Goldman Sachs is pegging chances of the United States entering a recession in the next year at 35% and predicts interest rates will hold steady next year. The UK and Europe are already in recession due to the hit to real incomes from surging energy bills, per the investment bank’s research report examining the macro… Read more »
Economic Experts Predict Uptick In Commercial Real Estate Activity In 2021
As states and cities across the U.S. ease pandemic-induced restrictions, economists believe much of the pent-up demand and consumer savings during the pandemic will be pumped into the economy in 2021. As a result, a commercial economic boom may also be on the horizon, according to reports from speakers at the Commercial Economic Issues and… Read more »
Investors Bet on Commercial Real Estate
More than a year into the pandemic, high-rise office buildings are largely empty. About one of every two hotel rooms is unoccupied. Malls are struggling to attract shoppers. And yet by most measures, the U.S. commercial real-estate market is in remarkably solid shape. Prices fell far less than after the 2008 financial crisis and are… Read more »
US Warehouse Boom Attracts Foreign Investors
It’s not just massive firms like Blackstone Group and Prologis that are throwing billions of dollars at warehouses — foreign investors are also pouring money into the booming industrial sector. Investment firms from France, Germany and South Korea are among those that have recently inked big deals for industrial properties, according to the Wall Street Journal. That comes even… Read more »
Foreign Investors Target US Core Assets
Since the Federal Reserve reduced rates at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, hedging costs have come down for foreign investors. Leading the way were investors from South Korea, Singapore, Germany (through open-ended funds) and the Middle East. GLOBE St. Photo by Andrea Piacquadio from Pexels
NYC’s biggest real estate finance deals of 2020
New York’s commercial real estate market took a beating in 2020. In one indicator, the 10 largest investment sales of the year totaled $5 billion, a 37 percent drop-off from the $8 billion the previous year. Not surprisingly, finance deals dropped off considerably this year, as well. The 10 largest loans in New York totaled… Read more »
Foreign Investors Weigh In on the Key Plays in CRE
The U.S. continues to see persistent investment streams from foreign investors, but the players are changing, as are the target assets. At Commercial Observer’s Financing Forum in Los Angeles, lenders and equity investors discussed which markets are drawing the most attention from overseas capital, and the challenges they face today. Nobu Hirabayashi, a managing director… Read more »
9 Big New York Infrastructure Projects
While New York City is an innovative and influential global metropolis, its aging and outdated mass transit infrastructure has not kept pace with other leading cities around the world. But leaders like Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson have been looking to transform New York’s image – both downstate and… Read more »