Special Report

Projections for a Strong Summer Travel Season Bode Well for Hotel Performance Room demand approaching record high. Despite headwinds like widespread inflation, increased borrowing costs and a slow recovery of business travel, the U.S. hospitality industry has remained resilient. Summer air travel...

Commercial real estate distress remains low. Following the failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, concerns surrounding high concentrations of commercial real estate portfolios held by local and regional banks has captured headlines. Outside of a few challenged segments, however,...

Softer Rate Hike Outlook Potentially Clears Some Hurdles for Investors Banking shock prompts Fed to take a more measured approach. At its March 22 meeting, the Federal Open Market Committee raised the federal funds rate for the ninth time in 12 months. The 25-basis-point hike matches the margin...

Bank Closures Spur Capital Markets and Federal Reserve Recalibration Banking turmoil may encourage the Fed to tread carefully. Over the past year the Federal Reserve has aggressively increase interest rates in a bid to cool inflation, creating challenges for commercial real estate investors and...

Conservative Investor Outlook Extends Real Estate Cycle as Economy Approaches 10th Year of Growth. Investors kick off 2019 with a favorable, though more cautious, outlook; Sentiment on par with past peak. By Beth Mattson-Teig Investors coming off another robust year of investment sales activity...