While there is always some degree of fluctuation in real estate interest rates, the last few years have been particularly volatile. For instance, according to an article in The Mortgage Reports, which ...

March 12, 2024 - Rising interest rates over the past two years have led to many challenges in the commercial real estate finance market. Although the Federal Reserve has signaled that rate cuts are ...

Let’s try to dissect the future of lending in real estate amidst these higher interest rates. Based on my years of experience, I’ll debunk common misconceptions, provide valuable insights for ...

August 3, 2023 - Over the past year, rising interest rates have resulted in a significant curtailment of both fixed and floating-rate commercial real estate lending activity. Although the current ...

Andrew Cigna is the Founding and Managing Partner of The Above All Group, a commercial real estate investment firm in Hamilton, Canada. Interest rates play a pivotal role in commercial real estate, as ...

Isn’t a “higher for longer” interest rate environment bearish for gold? The short answer is no, because real interest rates are falling with price inflation on the upswing. With price inflation ...

The Morningstar US Real Estate Index was up just 5% over the trailing 12 months, well below the 24% gain seen by the broader US equity market. However, the real estate sector significantly ...

After a prolonged decline, U.S. inflation-adjusted interest rates have increased somewhat since the pandemic—possibly implying a higher new normal. As central banks attempt to tame the post-pandemic ...

The Morningstar U.S. Real Estate Index is down 0.8% over the trailing 12 months, significantly worse than the 20.3% gain seen by the broader U.S. equity market over the same period. The sector was ...

The natural rate of interest, also known as r-star, is a key variable for analyzing fiscal and monetary policy. A novel method of measuring this rate for the euro area uses a yield curve model ...