Think about your social media accounts. Let's take Instagram as an example. Who do you follow? Your friends, family, and celebrities you admire, of course. And some people have become famous thanks to social media – some might call them “social media influencers”.What is your reason for following them? It's not out of nowhere that we become interested in random people on the internet. They market themselves to be attractive, interesting, and relevant among their followers. And while your end goal isn't to become a social media influencer, these four lessons can help you make the most of the time…
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From Golden Gate Sotheby's Bay Area Market Report… Strong job market keeps housing market moving The housing market continued to thrive in May as more buyers and sellers entered the market. Job gains outside the Bay Area offset job losses inside the Bay Area, with the local economy adding more than 12,000 jobs so far this year. Positive year-over-year job growth kept the unemployment rate in the low 4% range and the labor market strong. The rising stock market also continued to buoy demand in the region. Housing inventory increased in May, but upward price pressures remain. The inventory of…
Welcome to First American Title NCS's CRE News Digest, where we cover the biggest news in commercial real estate. As a long-established brand that has been in CRE for over 120 years, First American understands the market and the forces that impact our clients' businesses. The big picture: Emotions surge This month, NAIOP released its semi-annual CRE Sentiment Index. The survey of more than 450 developers, brokers, analysts and other industry leaders found that the majority of respondents believe CRE conditions will be favorable over the next 12 months. The final score was 52 out of 100, with a score…
Arup, in collaboration with the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), a leading green building advocate and global developer of the LEED green building program, today launched its first report on the U.S. commercial real estate sector at COP28. “The State of Decarbonization: Progress in U.S. Commercial Buildings to 2023” examined three decades of data and found that the U.S. has made significant but uneven progress in decarbonizing commercial real estate. This inaugural State of Decarbonization report is the first to provide both critical historical data and targeted opportunities for future improvements. Importantly, it identifies areas of opportunity to decarbonize more…
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WASHINGTON, DC (June 18, 2024) — Commercial and multifamily mortgage debt outstanding increased by $40.1 billion, or 0.9%, in the first quarter of 2024, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) latest quarterly commercial and multifamily mortgage debt outstanding report.As of the end of the first quarter, total commercial/multifamily mortgage debt outstanding increased to $4.70 trillion. Multifamily mortgage debt alone increased $23.7 billion, or 1.1%, from the fourth quarter of 2023 to $2.10 trillion.”Despite weak mortgage issuance activity, commercial mortgage outstandings increased in the first quarter of 2024,” said Jamie Woodwell, head of commercial real estate research at MBA. “All…
Nonetheless, he made similar comments to the Herald ahead of the trip.He said the problem in the past was that companies “didn't convert enough” during trade trips – that is, they couldn't turn talk into money.”We have the right players looking to build a business in Japan rather than just jump in and go with the flow,” Lacson told the Herald on Friday.Advertisement Advertise on NZME.Asked to explain his comments on Tuesday afternoon, he said: “What I'm saying is this is a strong delegation.”When it was pointed out that representatives from many of the companies on the current trade trip…
Mortgage REITs (mREITs) provide real estate financing by issuing or purchasing mortgages or mortgage-backed securities. They are an integral part of the mortgage market, helping to finance approximately 1.4 million homes each year in the U.S. They also support the commercial real estate sector by providing financing for the development, acquisition, repositioning and ownership of income-generating properties. Here, we take a closer look at the mortgage REIT market as a whole and the risks specific to the sector, plus we'll discuss three interesting mREITs worth considering. Image credit: The Motley Fool Understanding Mortgage REITsUnderstanding Mortgage REITsMortgage REITs are a subcategory…
Real estate is a great way to grow your wealth. According to Forbes magazine, real estate was the primary means of wealth creation for 215 of the world's 2,755 billionaires. Meanwhile, real estate has helped countless billionaires accumulate and grow their wealth. Image credit: The Motley Fool But real estate investing isn't just for the wealthy. Thanks to Congress, anyone can now invest in wealth-generating commercial real estate through real estate investment trusts (REITs), and the financial services industry has made it even easier to invest in a diversified portfolio of commercial real estate by developing several exchange-traded funds (ETFs)…
In March, we observed that notices of trust sales were beginning to hit the market after months of speculation about inevitable distress as one of the top three CRE trends in Greater Phoenix. The latest data points from Real Capital Analytics support the reason for concern: U.S. apartment transactions are at their lowest level since the pandemic. “In Q1 2024, approximately 1,040 apartment properties were traded for $20.6 billion in value. Overall quarterly sales volume was down 25% from Q1 2023, and the number of properties traded for the same period was down 26%.” Of course, these are national figures,…