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Biden Administration Announces Housing Supply Action Plan The White House announced its progress in implementing the Housing Supply Action Plan last Friday, which outlines a set of administrative and legislative initiatives aimed at increasing the supply of housing across the country over the next five years. The plan includes creating more housing of all kinds, […]

Top Articles of 2022 Explore the latest trends and popular insights within CRE to make informed investment decisions. We deliver cutting-edge market research reports and cover a multitude of property types and conditions across the U.S. to provide investors with important updates. Browse the top 10 articles of Q3 2022 below for specific market research […]

The U.S. Labor Market Post Pandemic Since COVID-19, the workforce increased by more than 300,000 people, and COVID-19-related unemployment fell by 1.8 million. Wage growth slowed, indicating that employers were laboring to fill lower-wage posts that had been dormant for years as a nationwide labor shortage seemed to be easing. Hiring in hospitality industries like […]

Student Loan Forgiveness & CRE President Biden announced a student loan forgiveness plan on August 24 that would eliminate up to $10,000 of federal debt for most borrowers and up to $20,000 for Pell Grant recipients. With this plan, about 45 percent of borrowers, or almost 20 million people, would have their student loan debt […]

The value of the metaverse The metaverse is an experimental space intended to create an immersive experience, with the potential to create large value for retailers, allowing brands to connect with consumers on a whole new level. Interestingly, the majority of brands that partake today are food & beverage or apparel brands. These retailers are […]

What Is a Bear Market? During a bear market phase, investing can be risky even for the most seasoned of investors. In most cases, a bear market symbolizes a deep selloff in the market, an economic downturn that has been caused by a decrease in the value of securities, or by an increase in interest […]

The Matthews™ Podcast |  Episode #6 The Reality of Restaurants: Food Trends, Post-Pandemic Restaurant Culture, and Tips for CRE Retail Leasing In this episode of the Matthews™ podcast, your host Matthew Wallace is joined by retail leasing expert and food/restaurant enthusiast Michael Pakravan, FVP and National Director of Retail Leasing at Matthews™. Michael will surely draw […]

Commercial Real Estate Before the pandemic, commercial and multifamily capitalization rates were at all-time lows, leading to all-time high property valuations. Cap rates continued to fall and were nonetheless appealing given the low yields on alternative investment options. However, as interest rates have risen and other business valuations have decreased, the topic of what will […]

Matthews™  measured investor insight in a recovering market. CRE investors remain optimistic, despite the current inflationary environment recent rate hikes. The four most significant challenges investors believe the CRE industry faces today are rising interest rates, the Federal Administration, change in demand of the workforce, and capital market risk.   Nearly 70% of investors believe […]