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The commercial real estate market is entering a new phase, with many investors anticipating stronger deal flow in 2025. Despite initial expectations of continued price declines, recent data suggests that pricing may be stabilizing, raising critical questions for investors about the timing and nature of opportunities in the market.
The rising costs in primary markets like New York and Los Angeles are driving investors to explore secondary and tertiary markets such as Nashville, Raleigh-Durham, and Boise. These markets offer affordability, economic incentives, and improved infrastructure, making them attractive for commercial real estate investments and supporting long-term growth.
With the surge in digital services, data centers have become essential infrastructure, offering robust growth and stable returns for commercial real estate investors. As the backbone of the digital economy, these assets present a compelling opportunity amid rising demand for cloud computing and AI.
Entering Q4 2024, the CMBS market faces volatility and opportunities, influenced by the Federal Reserve’s first interest rate cut in four years. This shift is expected to ease refinancing challenges and improve cash flows, particularly benefiting the office sector amid high delinquency rates
Explore the impact of surging rent growth on affordable housing in major U.S. metros, and uncover key investment opportunities in the commercial real estate market where rent growth outpaces wage growth.
The current office downsizing trend was offset by a robust and growing conversion and redevelopment pipeline that took space off the market, contributing to the rebalancing efforts.
The senior housing market is finally turning around for investors.
In the United States alone, the student housing investment market has surged past the $10 billion mark and is projected to surpass $14 billion by 2027. Despite a decrease in transaction volume in 2023, experts argue that student housing remains recession-resistant and resilient.
The appeal of coworking is expanding, from entrepreneurs managing solo operations to large corporations investing in shared workspaces, and even college students are emerging as new users in coworking spaces near their campuses.
Retailers in the United States are defying historic lows in retail space availability by planning to launch 1,000 new stores this year, underscoring the sector's resilience amid commercial real estate challenges.