Capital Markets

Post-Election Fed Meeting Results in 25-Basis-Point Rate Cut On November 7, 2024, the Federal Reserve announced its second rate cut of the cycle. As a result, reducing rates by 25 basis points from 4.75%-5.00% to 4.50%-4.75%. This follows the committee’s decision to lower the overnight rate by 50 basis points in September. The impact of […]

What Rate Cuts Mean for Commercial Real Estate in 2024 As the market eagerly anticipates the Federal Reserve’s upcoming rate cut, investors are focused not just on when the cuts will happen but also on how they will impact the commercial real estate sector. The Fed is expected to begin reducing interest rates as early […]

Navigating the Surge in CRE Distress: Opportunities Amidst Troubled Loans and Foreclosures The commercial real estate (CRE) market is bracing for a record number of maturing loans and a surge in defaults. Property owners that have balloon repayment loans coming due are struggling to refinance at today’s higher rates. This is “forcing” borrowers to either: […]

Capital Markets July 2024 Rate Sheet The July 2024 rate sheet indicates that Treasury yields have been range-bound during the slow summer trading period. However, as employment and factory orders start to wane ahead of this year’s election, more commentary has surfaced from money center bank economists regarding the impending recession. Several money center banks […]

REIT Earnings Report | Q1 2024 With another round of REIT earnings reports in the books, the theme of strong leasing demand continues to dominate headlines. Brixmor grew its anchor occupancy to a record 97.3% and its small-shop occupancy to a record 90.5%. Overall, its total leased occupancy sits at 95.1%. Brixmor also hit a […]

Is Capital Back? A Conversation About the Availability of Debt Matthews™ EVP Cliff Carnes examines differing perspectives from capital markets veterans David Treadwell and Geoffrey Arrobio.   A Mixed Market Cliff Carnes: Today’s lending landscape changes weekly as new capital sources try to tackle growing demand and a limited supply. In the middle of a […]

Debt Capital and CRE Financing | Webinar Recap It’s expected to be a landmark year for commercial real estate financing. With over $856 billion of loans projected to mature in 2024—$452 billion of which are in multifamily alone—the demand for debt capital in recent years has never been greater. Matthews™ Capital Markets (MCM), represented by […]

Why Invest in Dallas-Fort Worth? Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) is the fifth-largest metro area in the U.S. and consistently ranks among the country’s top metros for job growth. Many experts deem DFW as the sixth-best market for overall real estate prospects and the second-best city in the Texas real estate market. Before COVID-19, the U.S. economy […]

Capital Markets Report | Q1 2024 At a glance, investment sales across all property types in Q1 2024 are down from last year. Deal volume climbed to $22.6 billion in January 2024, only to fall again to $13.7 billion in February. Price declines continue to moderate while debt origination is down more than 48% from […]