A stabilization trend is taking place in commercial real estate sectors, but in most markets rent will remain soft except for multifamily rentals. “Very limited construction of new commercial real estate over the past few years has essentially fixed the supply of available space,” says Lawrence Yun, NAR chief economist. “This means vacancy rates could fall quickly from any increase in demand for commercial space.”
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Video: Commercial's 2011 Outlook
Dan Sight, 2011 NAR Commercial Committee Chair, shares our outlook on the commercial market in 2011 and what NAR is doing for commercial real estate practitioners on legislative issues, including the lack of financing buyers face. Watch now
Fed Says Commercial Market Less Risky
The risks in commercial real estate loans and securities have ‘œbeen reduced’ and are not expected to threaten the overall health of the financial system, the U.S. Federal Reserve says. Read more…
U.S. Ranks No. 1 In Commercial Real Estate
Foreign investors ranked the U.S. commercial real estate market as their No. 1 choice for investment this year and viewed it as the best opportunity for price appreciation. Investors named New York and Washington D.C. as the top two cities in the world for their real estate dollars.
