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Appraisers LightBox CRE Monthly Commentary: CRE Market Poised for a Better-Than-Expected Q4

LightBox CRE Monthly Commentary: CRE Market Poised for a Better-Than-Expected Q4

Manus Clancy is head of data strategy at LightBox U.S. investors survived a near-death-experience in early August, but after a...

Brokers Avoid the CRE FOMO: The 5 Must-Know Market Shifts This Week

Avoid the CRE FOMO: The 5 Must-Know Market Shifts This Week

Market news in the final week of summer centered on the release of additional earnings reports from major retailers, the...

Lending & Financial Services Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Set to Tighten Lending Regulations: What It Means for Commercial Real Estate Lenders

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Set to Tighten Lending Regulations: What It Means for Commercial Real Estate Lenders

In the wake of a series of high-profile fraud cases, Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and Federal Home Loan...

Brokers Avoid the CRE FOMO: The 5 Must-Know Market Shifts This Week

Avoid the CRE FOMO: The 5 Must-Know Market Shifts This Week

This week, the commercial real estate (CRE) market eagerly awaits what now seems like an almost-certain interest rate cut at...

Brokers Avoid the CRE FOMO: The 5 Must-Know Market Shifts This Week

Avoid the CRE FOMO: The 5 Must-Know Market Shifts This Week

This week, the volatility in the market shifted from last week’s panic and stock sell-off to relief and encouragement in...

Brokers Multifamily and Retail Sectors Lead Investor Interest as CRE Market Recovers

Multifamily and Retail Sectors Lead Investor Interest as CRE Market Recovers

With the second half of 2024 underway, the commercial real estate (CRE) market is navigating some choppy seas with a...

Brokers CRE Market Inches Forward; $100 Million Deals Analysis

CRE Market Inches Forward; $100 Million Deals Analysis

One of the big, largely unreported stories of 2024 has been the slow, but steady rise of commercial real estate...

Appraisers LightBox Monthly CRE Activity Index Stable in July Despite Broader Economic Volatility

LightBox Monthly CRE Activity Index Stable in July Despite Broader Economic Volatility

Turning the page to the second half of 2024, July delivered an unexpected round of volatility in the broader economy...

Legal H1 2024 Zoning Assessments Highlight CRE Market Activity

H1 2024 Zoning Assessments Highlight CRE Market Activity

In the first half of 2024 (H1 2024), LightBox zoning assessment business (PZR) which provides the industry flagship PZR Report®,...

Real Estate Developers Maximizing Land Use: How Assemblages are Shaping the Future of CRE

Maximizing Land Use: How Assemblages are Shaping the Future of CRE

Assemblages have become a pivotal strategy in the commercial real estate (CRE) sector, offering a path to maximize land use...

Appraisers LightBox CRE Monthly Commentary: CRE Sidesteps Equity Volatility, Political/Geopolitical Tumult

LightBox CRE Monthly Commentary: CRE Sidesteps Equity Volatility, Political/Geopolitical Tumult

Analysts had their hands full in July trying to manage both the normal data cadence— CPI, PPI, the jobs report,...

Brokers LightBox Commercial Property Listing Index Climbs 14 Points in Q2 2024

LightBox Commercial Property Listing Index Climbs 14 Points in Q2 2024

The second quarter delivered continued improvement in the volume of commercial properties being brought to market as the transaction velocity...