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Click the link below for the Matthews™ 2022 March Capital Markets Update.  

Click the link below for the Matthews™ 2022 February Capital Markets Update.  

  Click the link below for the Matthews™ 2021 November Capital Markets Update.  

  It has now been 19 months since COVID-19 was declared a national emergency in the United States. The media continues to paint the picture that there is no end in sight for the pandemic and forecasters are incorporating the longevity of the health crisis into economic projections. This is downshifting the market outlook. According […]

Click the link below for the Matthews™ 2021 September Capital Markets Update.   

  As the second half of 2021 approaches, the CRE market gains further traction as the economy stabilizes and investors gain more clarity. Compared to previous recoveries, inflation is running hot. According to CoStar, headline inflation in May was up 0.6% over April, higher than expectations and boosting the year-over-year rate to 5%, the fastest […]

  Central Bank Upgrades Growth Forecasts as it Keeps Rates Low Vaccines and U.S. stimulus have the global economy on track for a strong rebound in the second half of 2021. The reopening trade is expected to favor equities over bonds, the value factor over the growth factor, and non-U.S. over U.S. stocks. Fed officials […]

CRE Lending Expected to Increase in 2021   Commercial real estate investors are bullish that the market will rebound and investment activity will pick up by 50% in Q2 2021. The vaccine rollout will allow for economic activity to resume to normal levels. The steep declines in mortgage borrowing and lending experienced in 2020 should […]

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE MOST RECENT RATE SHEET   Key Capital Market Trends With new regulatory trends impacting the capital marketplace, an economy heavily dependent on a vaccine, and strained relationships causing geopolitical tensions, the U.S. still seems to have a way to go until full recovery. Once a vaccine is distributed and herd […]