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Real Estate Developers How Land Use and Zoning Can Address Housing Density Challenges

How Land Use and Zoning Can Address Housing Density Challenges

Cities and towns across the U.S. face complex challenges like surging housing prices, preserving historic communities, and adapting underutilized commercial...

Appraisers Top 5 Trends Impacting CRE Appraisers

Top 5 Trends Impacting CRE Appraisers

The third quarter of 2024 continued the trend of slow growth in lender-driven appraisal demand observed in the previous two...

Appraisers October LightBox CRE Activity Index Retracts Slightly After Strong September

October LightBox CRE Activity Index Retracts Slightly After Strong September

After a strong September return from the summer season, October’s LightBox CRE Activity Index contracted slightly, but is still well...

Brokers “This Time is Different”

“This Time is Different”

What Makes Today’s CRE Capital Markets Unique—and Why It’s Important Whenever the commercial real estate (CRE) market hits a rough...

Lending & Financial Services Big Banks Q3 Earnings: Strong Earnings Point to a Goldilocks Landing – Except for Office

Big Banks Q3 Earnings: Strong Earnings Point to a Goldilocks Landing – Except for Office

As the third quarter earnings reports rolled in for the six largest U.S. banks—JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citigroup, Wells...

Appraisers Lender Appraisal Activity Index Rises For Third Consecutive Quarter

Lender Appraisal Activity Index Rises For Third Consecutive Quarter

Appraisal Awards by Lenders in Q3 increase by 18.3% YoY The third quarter of 2024 continued the slow growth trend...

Appraisers The Role of AI in Appraisals

The Role of AI in Appraisals

5 Leading Technology Trends in CRE Through the LightBox Lens This is part two of a five-part blog series by...

Appraisers What’s Top of Mind for Appraisers and Lenders Post Fed Rate Cut?

What’s Top of Mind for Appraisers and Lenders Post Fed Rate Cut?

The Federal Reserve’s recent shift towards easing monetary policy sent a long-awaited ripple of enthusiastic across the commercial real estate...

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...

Legal Zoning Regulations and Their Impact on Multi-Parcel Property Development

Zoning Regulations and Their Impact on Multi-Parcel Property Development

When developers or investors assess large commercial real estate (CRE) properties, particularly those that span multiple parcels, zoning compliance can...

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...

Appraisers Preliminary Q3 2024 Appraisal Index Showing Early Signs of Strength

Preliminary Q3 2024 Appraisal Index Showing Early Signs of Strength

As the market looks for reassuring signs that the commercial real estate (CRE) market has hit bottom and is positioned...