Thursday, May 22, 2008

NAR Sees Slim Ray of Light for Commercial Sectors

NAR's predictions for future transaction volume and vacancy rates in the commercial RE markets show slowing, but overall the market still shows strong. Read below...
The U.S. economy will likely avoid a recession and pick up in the second half of this year, according to the National Association of Realtors, which expects the commercial property market to turn in a mixed performance.

“Commercial fundamentals are good, but investment has been hurt by the credit crunch. Investment in the commercial sectors decelerated in the first quarter after setting a record in 2007,” says Lawrence Yun, chief economist at NAR. [...more...]

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