After getting the results of commercial real estate’s annual physical, we can see how truly healthy that market is tracking. Fortunately for data purposes, The National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries (NCREIF), a non-profit trade association for tax-exempt investors (such as pension funds) in… Read more

Newton’s third law of motion states that every action has an equal and opposite reaction. So an increase in costs in one market will cause business to relocate to another. That is the premise on where companies locate if location is not a factor (such… Read more

Each quarter, Dr Glenn Mueller at Dividend Capital updates his outstanding report on commercial real estate market cycles. He addresses five separate commercial property types covering more than 50 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs). Property types include: Office Industrial Apartment Retail Hotel His defines four phases:… Read more

In the Mortgage Banker’s Daily news this week was a summary of very positive commercial real estate metrics. The article covered a wide array of data types and sources portending good gains year-over-year, with 52 percent of the indicators being positive last year while 85… Read more

The Mortgage Bankers Association each quarter publishes a phenomenal report delineating lending statistics and an array of related data. A summary article of their findings can be viewed at the Mortgage Bankers website. Included in their findings: Commercial lending (including multifamily) was up 25 percent… Read more

Demand for retail real estate is a pure function of how much consumers are spending. Period. The following graph shows total U.S. retail and food service spending in real terms (adjusted for inflation). Although retail sales have yet to reach the peak seen prior to… Read more

The Mortgage Bankers Association each quarter assembles a vast array of real estate, lending and economic data and makes these invaluable time series and research available at the click of a mouse. Did you know: • Q1 2012 multi-family vacancy rate was 4.9 percent, down from… Read more

Each quarter, Dr Glenn Mueller at Dividend Capital updates his outstanding report on commercial real estate market cycles.  He segments his reports to five separate commercial property types in more than 50 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs).   Property types include: Office Industrial Apartment Retail Hotel His… Read more

The National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries (NCREIF) is a non-profit  trade association for pension funds and other tax-exempt investors in real estate created to aggregate and report accurate, unbiased real estate return data.  One of the many data series they provide is the… Read more

Dr. Glenn Mueller (at Dividend Capital which has several REITs) is one of the top experts in Commercial Real Estate Cycles and produces a quarterly report on commercial real estate market cycles covering more than 50 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) including five property types.  And… Read more