Why the U.S. Remains Far From Recession

More than a year after the Federal Reserve began rapidly raising interest rates to tame inflation, the hallmarks of a widely expected recession remain elusive. Employers are hiring aggressively, consumers are spending freely, the stock market is rebounding and the housing market appears to be stabilizing—the most recent evidence that...

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Here is Where Industrial is Showing Momentum

While the industrial sector may be softening, there are still plenty of signs of momentum to be found in certain areas, according to Green Street’s latest industrial sector update. First the bad news: Overall transactions plummeted by 40% year-over-year in Q1 due to persistently wide bid-ask spreads and decreased availability and...

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Survey of Experts Says CRE Growth to Slow, Return Stronger but in 2025

The Urban Land Institute released its semiannual real estate three-year economic forecast. Things will get worse before they get better, and they take until 2025 to return to normal. The results are a consensus based on median forecasts from 41 economists and analysts at 37 major real estate organizations who were surveyed between...

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Bipartisan Bill In Congress Proposes Tax Changes For Retail REITs, Increases In Allowable Investments

A bipartisan bill that would alter a tax law to allow retail REITs to invest more in their tenants was introduced in Congress as the retail sector continues to be impacted by the ripple effects of the pandemic. The Retail Revitalization Act would increase the share of equity investments a real estate income trust is allowed to make from 10% to 50% in...

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