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9 Dec 2024

Navigating the Future of Strip Centers | A Roundtable Discussion

The Unanchored Strip Center Space The unanchored strip center sector has evolved into one of the most dynamic areas of commercial real estate. Once considered a secondary retail format, these neighborhood shopping hubs now attract significant attention from a diverse set of investors.   Matthews Real Estate Investment Services recently hosted a roundtable discussion featuring […]
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14 Oct 2022

Matthews™ Top Insights | 2022

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 […]

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13 Oct 2022

Multifamily Market Report | Huntington Beach | Q3 2022

Huntington Beach Market Overview Huntington Beach’s vacancy rate has remained relatively stable over the past year, averaging 2.0 percent. Developers were active in the area several years ago, however, in recent years, nothing has been delivered to the submarket. This has caused the supply to remain minimal since no current submarket developments are underway. Rents […]

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12 Oct 2022

The Impact of Renter Affordability

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Multifamily Investments and Renter Trends The COVID-19 pandemic had detrimental impacts on apartment rents nationwide as renters went into forbearance. Rent payments have now returned to normal, with rent growth across the country exceeding historical trends. Over half of all U.S. apartment households were paying over 30 percent of their income on rent along in […]

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11 Oct 2022

MATTHEWS™ CAPITAL MARKETS RATE SHEET | OCTOBER 2022

October Industry Rates | Capital Markets Rate Sheet   Were rates hiked too soon? The Fed hoisted the federal funds rate by three percentage points in 2022 after its third straight hike by three-quarters of a point in September. It expects the rate to close out in 2022 at about 4.4%. This inflation-fighting move has […]

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7 Oct 2022

Podcast | CRE Investment Activity Is Already Rebounding from Interest Rate Hikes

For more than a decade, the commercial real estate industry has enjoyed a zero or near zero Federal Funds Rate, and with it, a historically low cost of debt. That unprecedented run has officially come to an end, as the Federal Reserve increased its Fed Funds Rate four times in response to inflation. Fed Chair […]

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30 Sep 2022

How the Unemployment Rate Is Affecting CRE

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 […]

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29 Sep 2022

Future Economy Report: How Is the Economy Affecting CRE?

From the start of 2022, the U.S. economy has been plagued by the ongoing effects of COVID-19, war abroad, and supply chain disruptions. Now as the Federal Reserve tightens interest rates in an effort to cease rapid inflation, talks of a recession run rampant. So what does this mean for business investors? In this report, […]

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western state
28 Sep 2022

Western Region Investment Outlook

Commercial Real Estate Hotspots in the West The western region of the United States offers fiscal opportunities in its dominating economic sectors, including technology, agriculture, oil/gas, construction, manufacturing, transportation, and many more. Many states along the western United States attract residents, but the top three states for in-migration in 2022 have been Nevada, California, and […]

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20 Sep 2022

How President Biden’s Student Loan Relief Affects CRE

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 […]

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