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Category: Economic Trends

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Inflation and What it Could Mean for Commercial Real Estate

  • January 12, 2023
Inflation is the economic worry of the moment, a headache that could affect commercial real estate over the coming months. But should CRE actually be seen as a hedge against inflation?
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What an Economic Downturn May Mean for CRE in 2023

  • November 14, 2022
As 2023 approaches, the big question for commercial real estate (CRE) is what happens next. We’re leaving the world of pandemic economics behind — along with a series of shifts and spikes no one had fully anticipated. The most basic issue for the coming year concerns the value of money. Will the inflationary spike that began in 2022 continue into the coming year and beyond? And what does it mean for CRE?
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Retail Revival – Mixing Digital Convenience with the Brick & Mortar Experience

  • June 8, 2022
From “phygital” to fulfillment, industrial to ESG, there’s an evolutionary resurgence in retail that presents new opportunities for innovative commercial real estate companies.
Economic Trends

Moving the Net Operating Income (NOI) Needle with Sustainable Real Estate

  • July 1, 2020
The sustainable real estate market continues to expand by impressive proportions.
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Can Ultra-low Commercial Real Estate Interest Rates Go Even Lower?

  • June 17, 2020
Current real estate interest rates are in free-fall, now at depths never seen in the US. We can blame the COVID-19 pandemic in part for today’s ultra-low interest rates, but the reality is that rates have largely been in decline since the 1980s. It hasn’t been a straight line down, but the general trend has been lower and lower rates over time.
Economic Trends

Mixed-Use Commercial Real Estate: Building Space that Lives, Shops, Works and Plays

  • March 9, 2020
In an effort to merge close-knit communities with urban-style living, developers and investors have sought innovative ways to create a lifestyle setting where the opportunity to work, live, shop and play can all be found in relatively close proximity. The result has been a rise in modern mixed-use properties, which are generally a fusion of two or more uses, including commercial, residential or retail space.
Economic Trends

Can Negative Interest Be Positive News for Commercial Real Estate?

  • February 20, 2020
We usually think of capital as something which has value. Traditionally we have defined that value by the willingness of borrowers to pay interest and by the returns which investors see as acceptable. But now we have a new consideration. 
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Perspectives on the Commercial Office Market and Managing Risk

  • January 8, 2020
Premier Office Magazine interviewed KBS CEO Charles J. Schreiber for his perspectives on the Commercial Office Market.
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