Back to the office? Are CRE workers ready to return to their desks?
It’s clear when looking at the quieter streets in downtowns across the Midwest that many office workers have still not returned to their cubicles and…
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JLL acquires Metropolitan Valuation Services
JLL has acquired Metropolitan Valuation Services, one of the largest independent commercial property appraisal and real estate consulting firms in the greater New York metropolitan…
JLL reports a new high in the U.S. office vacancy rate: 18.9%
First there was COVID. Then came the uncertainty of when, or if, employees would return to the office. Now comes inflation and rising interest rates.…
CORFAC survey: Interest rates, inflation the new stressors for brokers
After a tumultuous two years, commercial real estate market conditions still haven’t stabilized. The COVID-19 pandemic has entered a less urgent phase, but now the…
The promise of onshoring: As companies bring manufacturing back to the U.S., demand for industrial space soars even higher
The industrial market across the country is enjoying plenty of momentum, with companies’ demand for new industrial space seemingly unquenchable. But a push by companies…
How many deals will rising interest rates wipe away? CRE pros in wait-and-see mode
When the Federal Reserve last month raised interest rates by three-quarters of a percentage point, it ranked as the agency's most aggressive such hike since…
Sweetening the deal: Even after raising wages, hotels still can’t land enough workers
It's not easy finding workers today. And that's especially true in the hospitality industry, where a new survey finds that nearly all hotels are struggling…
Asymmetrical risks? How the CRE industry is reacting to the Fed’s inflation-fighting moves
Last week, the Fed did something that it had not done since 1994: It raised the fed funds rate by 75 basis points.
Investor demand for multifamily? It’s been insatiable
Insatiable. That's the best way to describe investor demand for multifamily assets during the last five years.
National industrial service facility portfolio acquisition financed with $61 million loan
JLL Capital Markets has arranged $61 million in acquisition financing for an industrial portfolio comprising nearly two-dozen last-mile, cross-dock truck terminals and transload properties across 17 key markets in…