Federal Reserve approves first interest rate hike in more than three years, see six more ahead The Fed’s move on Wednesday attempts to address soaring prices by making it more costly to borrow money. It raised what is know as the federal funds rate, the interest rate banks use to lend money to each [...]
Overbuilding, a more volatile geopolitical situation, and physical obsolescence of older, less modern space are some of the sector’s headwinds. The continued dominance of e-commerce, coupled with shifts in inventory models and supply chain configurations, will continue to be major tailwinds for the industrial sector as we head further into 2022, according to a [...]
The Federal Reserve announced it will hold its policy rate near zero but it expects to begin raising rates “soon,” which Fed watchers widely interpret to mean at its next meeting. The statement implies that the central bank's policy goal of maximum employment appears to have been reached, allowing committee members to focus on [...]
The Federal Reserve Open Market Committee announced some significant changes in monetary policy: a faster tapering of bond purchases and the possibility of as many as three rate hikes in 2022. The reasons are concern about inflation, which has been more dogged than the institution had expected, and an improved job landscape. The question [...]
At this moment, 2020 looks well positioned for further growth for commercial real estate, albeit perhaps not as much as the pace seen in the last few years. Following are 10 investment predictions for the year that will help shape this year’s growth. 1. Rent Control Will Spread in the US New rent control laws [...]
