Posts about Industry Trends
Don't Expect Normal After the Vaccine's Arrival: How Workplace Strategy Will Change Forever
COVID-19: A Catalyst for Workplace Strategy Disruptions Dedicated home office space is now replacing the formal dining room in most new home...
Why Are Great Real Estate Deals So Hard to Find?
Investment sales have slowed dramatically in response to coronavirus prompted market uncertainties. As federal stimulus dries up, and the Federal...
Stagflation and the Coming Dollar Crash - Is Commercial Real Estate a Wealth Preserver?
With the government’s printing presses churning at max capacity, the Federal Reserve (Fed) is working overtime to buy up treasuries quicker than...
The Economics of the Future Office
The modern office will get a makeover as more of the economy slowly heads back into the workplace:
The Market's Impending Period of Sluggish Deal Flow
The commercial real estate industry, like most markets, has a relatively predictable business cycle of peaks and troughs. Periods of expansion are...
Commercial Underwriting in the Wake of the Virus
A few weeks ago, I wrote about the unique relationship between loan and property values, and the pandemic’s impact on both. As lenders continue to...
Throw Out Everything You Know About Past Recessions – This One is Different
An unprecedented number of initial jobless claims have flooded state unemployment agencies over the past seven weeks; meanwhile, numerous...
Are Loan Values Falling Faster Than Property Values?
The question is innocuous enough. After all, notes are typically secured against a property’s future cash flows, so the two should have a...