COVID-19 Pits CRE’s Sudden Change vs. Sustained Strength
The COVID-19 outbreak and subsequent downturn can feel like the economic train is careening off the tracks. But according to Brian Hatcher at Kidder...
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Perspective on the COVID-19 Crisis – San Francisco
Overall Vacancy – San Francisco COVID-19 Crisis OVERALL vacancy at 4Q 2019 was 5.0% TECH has been leasing excess space for future growth but not...
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A Decade in Review: Breaking Down West Coast CRE Office Markets
The past decade is firmly established in the record books as the period in time that experienced the greatest number of jobs created in the United...
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The Hotel Market and COVID-19
The outbreak of COVID-19, the new coronavirus, is having an impact the lodging industry. Among the first to be affected in our region were properties...
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A Decade in Review: Industrial Asset Class Powers into Darling Status
The past decade has ushered in a host of emerging trends and changes that have played out across the commercial real estate spectrum in a variety of...
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Los Angeles & Its Multi-Billion Dollar Investment in the Olympics
Los Angeles won the rights to host the 2028 Olympic games, and that’s spurred a host of projects designed to ensure the games go off without a hitch...
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Key Economic Trends and Predictions
Economic Trends Fed Lowers Interest Rates for Third Time in 2019 In late October, the U.S. Fed cut its interest rate by a quarter-point to a range of...
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Rent Control Becomes a National Movement
Tighter controls on apartment rent increases are emerging on the national stage. Already rent control or caps have been instituted in California,...
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Key Economic Trends and Predictions
Economic Trends Trade disputes and yield curve inversion could lead to further rate cuts in 2019. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell signaled that...
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What is Driving West Coast Multifamily Markets Today?
The multifamily asset class has captured a lofty position within the commercial real estate industry as an investment preference in recent years. It...
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Key Economic Trends and Predictions
Economic Trends Second quarter GDP comes in at 2.1% annualized rate. After a strong finish to the first quarter where GDP grew at a 3.1% annualized...
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Key Economic Trends and Predictions
Economic Trends Inflation expectations increase. A survey by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York revealed that expectations for inflation both a year...
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3 Hot West Coast Multifamily CRE Markets to Watch
Developers have been opening 300,000 to 325,000 new luxury apartments every year across America since 2016. This pace is expected to continue...
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West Coast: Where Capital Wants to Be in 2019
Deal volume for commercial real estate in the U.S. fell off in the first quarter of 2019, mainly due to a bumpy interest rate environment that had a...
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Key Economic Trends and Predictions
Economic Trends Fed board divided on whether to cut rates in 2019. Louis Fed President James Bullard made a case for lowering short term rates in...
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Coworking Concerns: The Office ‘In-Crowd’ In Doubt?
There is no question that the coworking industry has both impressed on the street and transformed the office sector. However, doubts on the balance...
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Watch These 5 Hot West Coast Industrial Markets
In a recent study by the National Real Estate Investor, 44 percent of respondents said that the industrial sector’s expansion phase has at least 12...
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Key Economic Trends and Predictions
Economic Trends GDP estimates increase as employment and consumer spending trend positive. April saw a 50-year low in applications filed for...
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What do Interest Rates Shifts, an Inverted Yield Curve, and Trade Wars Mean for CRE?
The Federal Reserve’s decision to suspend rate hikes this year and end the runoff of its balance sheet was closely watched across the commercial...
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Retail Survival Guide 2019: Everything You Need to Know to Weather the Storm
There is considerable discussion, debate, and doubt concerning the fate of the American shopping mall, and the retail industry as a whole. Malls once...
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