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What to Expect From The Fed’s 2025 Interest Rate Environment
In November, The Federal Reserve Open Market Committee voted to lower interest rates by 25 basis points. It was the second rate cut in two months and a signal that more are coming. Financial industries are eager for lower rates, and a stock market rally and an easing in the 10-year treasury following the Fed’s…
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A Guide to Cost Segregation in Commercial Real Estate
In the current market, commercial real estate margins are getting tighter and tighter. Rising construction, borrowing, and operational costs alongside broader economic headwinds have left little on the table for investors to take home at the end of the day. However, investors may be overlooking one easy strategy to maximize returns: cost segregation. Cost segregation…
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Strategies for Real Estate Leaders to Unlock Exceptional Team Performance
Over the last couple of years, the development environment has been especially challenging, with high interest rates and construction costs making getting complex projects off the ground difficult. To succeed in the current market, it’s not enough for developers to assemble a top-tier team. You must also foster a collaborative work culture, where every team…
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How Multifamily Site Selection Is Evolving in the Modern Economy
Development site selection is a complex and intensive process, and acquisition teams often spend considerable time touring locations, vetting and underwriting potential sites, and conducting market research to determine project profitability. The decision is high stakes: countless time will be spent securing land or property, navigating zoning restrictions, acquiring vendors, and breaking ground on construction.…
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Where CRE Teams Are Breaking Ground in Today’s Construction Environment
In 2021 and 2022, developers broke ground on a record number of new apartment projects. Then in 2023, the construction activity came to an abrupt halt. High borrowing and construction costs paired with macroeconomic headwinds gave developers pause, with some suspending or delaying existing projects. The pause in new construction wasn’t for a lack of…
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Interest Rate Cuts: What Commercial Real Estate Developers Should Know
It finally happened. At its September meeting, the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee voted to reduce interest rates by half a point. The move came much later than the industry hoped. Many leading experts opened the year with predictions that the first rate cut would come in March, followed by five others this year. That…
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Tech Adoption Is Creating a Powerhouse Asset for Data Center Developers
At its core, commercial real estate provides the physical spaces communities and cities need to support life and its activities. As communities develop, houses and apartments, shops, grocery stores, offices, and warehouses all follow to support the town. Now, data centers are joining that list. Technology adoption and consumption are catalyzing the need for facilities…
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Why Every Real Estate Developer Should Pursue Fit-for-Purpose Design
Commercial real estate developers are known to pursue new projects based on community demographics and demand trends. When there’s a low apartment or vacancy rate in a community with rising rents, it’s generally agreed that the market can absorb a new apartment community, for example. While the actual analysis is a little more complex than…
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Going Green: How All-Electric Buildings Are Changing the Conversation
Commercial real estate developers are voraciously pursuing sustainable construction practices. From publishing aggressive ESG targets to building to green certifications, there have been a number of ways that developers can reduce the carbon footprint of a commercial property. Now, innovative developers are going one step further to ensure the carbon neutrality—or even negativity—of a new…