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Since 2021, the metaverse has dominated headlines, in part due to social media giant Facebook rebranding to Meta in November, showing its dedication to future technology. In terms of commercial real estate, investors were either quick to snap up land in the metaverse or were skeptical of the outlook. Dozens of platforms, where a version […]

  Inflation will ensure a higher cost of capital this year, but commercial real estate remains the best inflation resistant investment vehicle.   It’s officially happening. Interest rates are moving up.   After years of quantitative easing, inflationary pressures have forced the Federal Reserve to reverse course. According to a CPI report from December, consumer […]

In March 2020, the whole world paused as COVID-19 spread across the globe and with it, an uncertain economic future. Kyle Matthews, the CEO and chairman of Matthews Real Estate Investment Services, didn’t get the memo. Rather than hit the brakes, the firm continued to expand and hire new brokers.   It isn’t surprising, considering the firm’s […]

  The Metaverse – the internet’s new favorite buzzword. Future concepts are taking off faster than many can comprehend, with new forms of communication and the blurring line between virtual reality and real life. A lot of dollars and marketing hype have poured into the ides of the metaverse. But what does the metaverse mean? […]

Rising Inflation Rising inflation has skyrocketed to the forefront of consumers’ minds as the inflation rate hit a 40-year high of 7.9 percent in March 2022. Prices for goods and services have gone up significantly around the U.S. and globally, as pent-up demand and supply chain disruptions continue to cause issues for manufacturers, suppliers, retailers, […]

How Women Are Evolving CRE 1. More Conversational Approaches Building relationships is an integral part of the commercial real estate business. You often hear, “It’s who you know,” and that rings true for this industry. Oftentimes, women have a more conversational approach, helping build a rapport with a client off the bat. Additionally, some investors […]

  This quarter, Matthews™  measured investor insight in a recovering market. Despite the reoccurring variants spreading throughout the United States, the vaccine, updated protocols, and rebounding job growth has helped the economy recover. The two most significant challenges investors believe the CRE industry faces today are the federal administration and COVID-19.   Over the next […]

  In 2018, core urban markets witnessed retail expansion, especially for experiential retail that targeted younger generations. In 2019, millennials continued to push growth in the urban core, trading square footage for convenience to live near these communities. In 2020, COVID-19 was introduced, disrupting urban markets. Many people reevaluated their housing choices, and high-density residential […]

With the rise in COVID-19 cases across the nation, the CDC issued an extension to the eviction moratorium through October 3rd, 2021. The new 60-day order will temporarily halt evictions in counties with “substantial and high levels” of virus transmissions, such as Florida, and covers 90 percent of the renter population and 80 percent of […]