Here's why the Fed cutting interest rates is a double-edged sword for commercial real estate

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“While lower interest rates would undoubtedly bring relief to commercial real estate borrowers, the asset class is not immune to cyclical challenges.”

Seattle-area office market ‘clearly struggling’ and ‘highly volatile’

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Tech layoffs and hiring freezes continue to impact the commercial real estate market in and around Seattle, according to a new report from Kidder Mathews. “The regional office market is… Read More

Researchers create real estate market assessment tool

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A group of UBC Okanagan researchers is trying to take the mathematical mystery out of what could be a person’s biggest investment—buying a home.

Bend home sales prices on rise again, Redmond holds steady as spring sees boost in interest

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Bend’s median home sale price rose a bit in March and Redmond’s held fairly steady amid signs the Central Oregon real estate market is back to the cycles seen in the years before the pandemic, Redmond’s Beacon Appraisal Group reported Thursday.

UBCO researchers create real estate market assessment tool

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Potential buyers can learn history, growth, benefits of specific neighbourhoods

Life-sciences real estate market slows after Covid frenzy

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The U.S. life-sciences market has slowed considerably since its heyday in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, creating a demand gap in major lab markets with robust construction pipelines and a weaker leasing market.

Mortgage rates hit two-month low: Sacramento housing market update

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Mortgage rates are the lowest they’ve been since early February. Will that give the Sacramento housing market a burst of energy?

Bidding wars return to the Denver real-estate market, as workforce

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Home prices have dropped from this time last year.

Commercial real estate loan defaults will rise in a credit crunch but a crisis like 2008 is unlikely, says UBS

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The commercial real estate market is facing challenges, but ‘we don’t believe a repeat of the 2008 liquidity crisis is likely,’ says UBS.

A corner of the commercial real estate market is starting to show signs of stress from the banking crisis

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Market watchers have expressed concern that the commercial property market could soon wobble on higher rates and tighter lending standards.