26 stories on capital markets in commercial real estate.
Kevin Warsh held rates steady at his first FOMC meeting but removed the Fed's rate-cut bias, with members split on whether a hike is ahead — complicating CRE capital markets.
Safehold's ground lease model is gaining traction with multifamily developers by separating land from improvements to lower equity requirements and blended capital costs.
JLL research shows commercial real estate lending competition and credit activity hit record highs in April, signaling improved borrower conditions in capital markets.
PIMCO warns the credit loss cycle has begun, urging investors to cut lower-quality credit exposure and favor asset-based finance and investment-grade bonds.
JLL finds lenders competing fiercely for CRE deals, but a persistent bid-ask gap and macro uncertainty are keeping buyers on the sidelines.
Brookfield Asset Management raised roughly $900M for its Real Estate Solutions II fund, targeting recapitalizations in residential, logistics, and other sectors.
TPG Real Estate, Norges Bank, PSP Investments, and La Caisse have acquired Echo Realty's 230+ U.S. grocery-anchored retail platform in a $2B deal.
Texas CRE firms announced executive appointments and hires across Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, and Austin in early June, per Connect CRE's weekly roundup.
Bond market turbulence is threatening CRE's $113B Q1 momentum as elevated Treasury yields force lenders and buyers to recalculate underwriting heading into H2 2026.
Canadian institutional investors, historically responsible for nearly half of all foreign capital flowing into U.S. commercial real estate, are drastically scaling back their American exposure. The pullback is being driven by aggressive U.S. trade tariffs and ongoing political rhetoric suggesting Canada should become the 51st state.
CRE sales fell 33% year-over-year in April, erasing Q1 momentum as rising debt costs and a widening bid-ask spread stall deal flow.
Impact investors pulled over $20B from ESG funds last year, yet affordable multifamily projects using impact strategies are posting stronger returns than conventional peers.