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LightBox January CRE Index Rebounds Amid Market Optimism
The LightBox CRE Activity Index reflects a robust rebound in January 2025, underscoring renewed market momentum following the subdued close…
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LightBox Appraisal Index Falls in Q4 After Year-End Volatility
While appraisal volume remained stable throughout most of 2024, the market saw a late-year slowdown amid uncertainty surrounding future rate…
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LightBox CRE Monthly Commentary: January Surprises Make for Unusual Start to the New Year
By: Head of Data Strategy at LightBox, Manus Clancy During the election campaign of 2024, President Trump promised that, if…
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Improving Appraiser Efficiency in Real Time: Handling the New Fannie Mae DUS Digitizer
One of the many themes that emerged in the commercial lending market in 2024, was the push for better automation…
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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….
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Successes, Setbacks, and Surprises: A Look Back at the Hits and Misses for Commercial Real Estate in 2024
By: Head of Data Strategy at LightBox, Manus Clancy Welcome to the annual LightBox “Successes, Setbacks, and Surprises”—a comprehensive look…
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LightBox CRE Activity Index Declines for the Second Consecutive Month but Still Outpaces 2023
In a typical year, the LightBox CRE Activity Index hits a September peak then winds down through year-end, and 2024…
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LightBox CRE Monthly Commentary: New Treasury Secretary Nominee Lifts Bond Markets and CRE
By: Head of Data Strategy at LightBox, Manus Clancy Over the last two weeks, the news has been peppered almost…
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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…
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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…
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LightBox CRE Monthly Commentary: Bond Markets Throw Cold Water on Fed 50-Basis Point Rate Cut
By: Head of Data Strategy at LightBox, Manus Clancy The big headline in September was the 50-basis point Fed rate…
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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…