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Appraisers September LightBox CRE Activity Index Reflects Strong Early Response to First Interest Rate Cut

September LightBox CRE Activity Index Reflects Strong Early Response to First Interest Rate Cut

The expectation of the long-awaited first interest rate cut in more than four years, coupled with growing investor impatience to...

Appraisers LightBox CRE Monthly Commentary: Optimism Spikes After Fed Cuts but CRE Not Out of the Woods

LightBox CRE Monthly Commentary: Optimism Spikes After Fed Cuts but CRE Not Out of the Woods

By: Head of Data Strategy at LightBox, Manus Clancy U.S. investors got a pleasant surprise in mid-September when the Fed...

Real Estate Investors 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 Sept. 23rd-27th, 2024 Last week, the commercial real estate (CRE) industry digested the impact of the...

Data Transforming the Future of Real Estate: Highlights from Blueprint 2024

Transforming the Future of Real Estate: Highlights from Blueprint 2024

By: General Manager Caroline Stoll, Data & Analytics at LightBox The Blueprint 2024 Conference themed “Transforming the Future of Real...

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 Sept. 9-13, 2024 The September Fed meeting took center stage this week with a bold 50...

Brokers How Much will the Fed Rate Cut Help the Commercial Real Estate Market?

How Much will the Fed Rate Cut Help the Commercial Real Estate Market?

In a surprise and welcome move, the Federal Reserve lowered the Fed funds rate by 50 basis points (bps) on...

Data Summer’s Must-Read CRE Insights: The Top 5 Blogs You May Have Missed

Summer’s Must-Read CRE Insights: The Top 5 Blogs You May Have Missed

While Labor Day marks the unofficial end of summer, it’s technically still summer until September 21. In that spirit, our...

Data Short-Term Rentals: A Growing Target for City Zoning Laws

Short-Term Rentals: A Growing Target for City Zoning Laws

Are short-term vacation rentals damaging the character of small towns and cities, or are they making popular destinations more affordable...

Real Estate Investors 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 Sept. 9-13, 2024 Last week, the Presidential debate between Trump and Harris brought talk about economic...

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

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

Often hidden among the drumbeat of negative office stories in 2024 has been the slow but steady uptick in commercial...

Brokers Avoid the CRE FOMO: The 5 Must-Know Market Shifts This Week

Avoid the CRE FOMO: The 5 Must-Know Market Shifts This Week

For the Week of Sept 2-6, 2024 Post Labor Day investors were grappling with a round of data that pointed...

Appraisers LightBox Monthly CRE Activity Index Declines Slightly Against Volatile Market Backdrop

LightBox Monthly CRE Activity Index Declines Slightly Against Volatile Market Backdrop

The commercial real estate (CRE) market faced another month of conflicting signs on the economy, the labor market, and consumer...