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Brokers Avoid the CRE FOMO: The 5 Leading News Stories of the Week of January 13th-17th

Avoid the CRE FOMO: The 5 Leading News Stories of the Week of January 13th-17th

The Latest Data, News, and Analysis Impacting the Commercial Real Estate Market Every week, LightBox carefully selects the week’s most...

Brokers Retail 2024 Wrap and 7 Trends in Store for 2025

Retail 2024 Wrap and 7 Trends in Store for 2025

The U.S. retail real estate sector in 2024 navigated a year of transformation shaped by persistent inflation, evolving consumer habits,...

Brokers A Beginner’s Guide to Cap Rates for the CRE Professional

A Beginner’s Guide to Cap Rates for the CRE Professional

Cap rates, or capitalization rates, are one of the most essential metrics in commercial real estate (CRE). Whether you are...

Brokers Avoid the CRE FOMO: The 5 Leading Stories of the Week of January 6th-10th

Avoid the CRE FOMO: The 5 Leading Stories of the Week of January 6th-10th

The Latest Data, News, and Analysis Impacting the Commercial Real Estate Market Every week, LightBox carefully selects the week’s most...

Appraisers LightBox December CRE Activity Index Declines, Capping a Year of Volatility Amid Long-Term Optimism

LightBox December CRE Activity Index Declines, Capping a Year of Volatility Amid Long-Term Optimism

As 2024 ended, the LightBox CRE Activity Index reflected both the seasonal slowdown typical of December and heightened market uncertainty....

Brokers The Biggest Movers in CRE: $100+ Million December Deals Analysis

The Biggest Movers in CRE: $100+ Million December Deals Analysis

Historically, the fourth quarter—especially the last two weeks of the year—tends to see a slowdown in deal activity across several...

Brokers Avoid the CRE FOMO: The 5 Leading News Stories of the Week

Avoid the CRE FOMO: The 5 Leading News Stories of the Week

For the week of Dec. 30th-Jan. 3rd Leading the week’s news were notable transactions activity in the multifamily and office...

Appraisers LightBox CRE Monthly Commentary: New Year Brings Questions, Guarded Optimism for CRE

LightBox CRE Monthly Commentary: New Year Brings Questions, Guarded Optimism for CRE

By: Head of Data Strategy at LightBox, Manus Clancy After a rollicking November, the financial markets closed out the year...

Appraisers Crystal Ball Check: Grading 2024 Market Predictions

Crystal Ball Check: Grading 2024 Market Predictions

As 2024 winds down, we’re revisiting the predictions we made in the CRE Expert Predictions of 2024 Report at the...

Brokers Avoid the CRE FOMO: The 5 Leading News Stories of the Week

Avoid the CRE FOMO: The 5 Leading News Stories of the Week

For the week of Dec. 16th-20th Leading the week’s news was the Fed’s third interest rate cut for the year....

Appraisers The Results Are in: Top 6 Reader Favorites of 2024

The Results Are in: Top 6 Reader Favorites of 2024

In 2024, LightBox published on average one blog every business day on diverse topics impacting commercial estate capital markets, lending...

Brokers How AI and Cloud Computing Are Creating New CRE Investment Hotspots

How AI and Cloud Computing Are Creating New CRE Investment Hotspots

This is the final installation of a five-part blog series based on the LightBox 2024 white paper titled “The Transformative...