Report: Good News Ahead for Hotels

Report: Good News Ahead for Hotels

It looks like commercial real estate’s hospitality sector, like others in the industry, should benefit from a continued strong economy. Occupancy rates could be the highest in years through 2018, even as new development should increase the overall market by two...
Data Center Momentum Continues

Data Center Momentum Continues

The data center sector of commercial real estate is a force to be reckoned with. Investment in the property type has exponentially increased over the last few years, but 2017 was a watershed, according to a CBRE report. Spending on data centers hit $20 billion last...
Freddie Mac’s FRED Program

Freddie Mac’s FRED Program

Back in October, Freddie Mac announced that Conventional and Target Affordable (TAH) loans with a balance under $15 million (not SBL) will now qualify under the “FRED” program. For you anagram aficionados, FRED stands for Fast, Reliable, Easy Decisions.  The FRED...
Crowdfunding Seeks to Make CRE Investment User-Friendly

Crowdfunding Seeks to Make CRE Investment User-Friendly

Commercial real estate transactions can become more user-friendly for casual investors through new technology, and one does not have to be a CRE insider to have a fruitful return experience.  Crowdfunding, which was once thought of as an outlier way to invest, is now...