LightBox Phase I ESA Activity Index Rallies 14% in Q1 Despite Volatility
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LightBox Phase I ESA Activity Index Rallies 14% in Q1 Despite Volatility

Steady Monthly Increases in Q1 Phase I ESA Volume Amid Growing Uncertainty Phase I environmental site assessment (ESA) activity surged in…

April Reveals a Housing Market Under Pressure with Cracks Forming Beneath the Surface
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April Reveals a Housing Market Under Pressure with Cracks Forming Beneath the Surface

Stress fractures are showing in the housing market—and April’s data offers the clearest picture yet. Single-family housing starts fell 14.2% in…

Avoid the CRE FOMO: The 5 Leading News Stories of the Week of April 21st-25th
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Avoid the CRE FOMO: The 5 Leading News Stories of the Week of April 21st-25th

The Latest Data, News, and Analysis Impacting the Commercial Real Estate Market Each week, LightBox carefully selects the most impactful economic…

Episode 43: A Turnabout on Trade and Fed Talk? Plus the Housing Slump & First CRE Draft—A Market on Edge
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Episode 43: A Turnabout on Trade and Fed Talk? Plus the Housing Slump & First CRE Draft—A Market on Edge

Markets may be uncertain, but the LightBox team is keeping it grounded—with some perspective and invoking the classic Gimme Shelter. As…

Market Talk: Walking the Tightrope—Markets React as Trump Retreats from Powell Fight and China Tariffs
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Market Talk: Walking the Tightrope—Markets React as Trump Retreats from Powell Fight and China Tariffs

By: Dianne Crocker, LightBox research director Markets got a breather this week—not because of strong economic data, but because Washington blinked….

Q1 2025 Bank Earnings: A Cautious Financial Sector Sends Signals to Commercial Real Estate
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Q1 2025 Bank Earnings: A Cautious Financial Sector Sends Signals to Commercial Real Estate

After years of balance sheet clean-up and strategic asset sales, banks have re-entered the CRE lending market with renewed engagement. In…

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