Despite the residential market's woes, we have experienced very solid appreciation in the commercial market. Even the "bad news" of this article reminds us of our good CRE market.

... The Pacific West defied the downward trend with an annual return of 8.8% in September, though that gain isn’t as strong as August’s figure of 9.8%. The Desert Mountain West improved from a 5.6% gain in August to a 6.1% climb on the index in September. By property sector, office remained the best performer with a 13% annual return while apartments brought up the rear among sectors with a 2.7% loss year-over-year, S&P reported. [...more...]

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COMMERCIAL LOANS

In a "slow" economy, there are always benefits to the prepared investor. The article below is a great benefit:

Fed's Liquidity Rain Dance May Reduce CRE Loan Rates

Commercial real estate investors should see lending rates drop heading into 2008 thanks to a triple play of actions by the Federal Reserve this week intended to stimulate lending and inject credit into the ... [more]

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RETAIL CRISIS?

Probably not a crisis, but population growth will bring retail growth.

International Council of Shopping Centers

The retail real estate industry faces a major challenge — meeting the needs of the burgeoning U.S. population, which is expected to grow from about 301 million today to an estimated 420 million by 2050, René Tremblay, chairman of the International Council of Shopping Centers said Monday. [...more...]

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