Beyond the Headlines, CRE Is Thousands of Local Stories

Read the commercial real estate headlines and you would picture the market as rows of glass towers and mega-warehouses ringing a handful of big cities: distressed office high-rises, institutional write-downs, the occasional... Read more »

Savills Finalizes Eastdil Secured Acquisition for #2 Global Advisory on Large CRE Deals

Savills Plc has completed its acquisition of Eastdil Secured LLC, for an enterprise value of US$1.1125 billion (approximately £827 million). The proposed acquisition was announced this past March.  Eastdil Secured will be rebranded to... Read more »
Is CRE Truly an Inflation Hedge?

Is CRE Truly an Inflation Hedge?

The general narrative about commercial real estate and inflation is that the former tends to be a hedge against the latter. Real estate often maintains or increases in value during periods of... Read more »
Highlights from Connect CRE Los Angeles 2026 (VIDEO)

Highlights from Connect CRE Los Angeles 2026 (VIDEO)

In addition to more than 500 industry professionals in attendance, Connect CRE Los Angeles 2026 had a formidable array of speakers. These included the current Mayor, Karen Bass, a former Mayor and current candidate for... Read more »
Insights from Connect CRE LA 2026: Where the Market is Headed (VIDEO)

Insights from Connect CRE LA 2026: Where the Market is Headed (VIDEO)

“The status of the market is hot,” said Gary Bechtel, CEO of Red Oak Capital Holdings. “There is plenty of capital. I’d call it a borrower’s market, in that there is capital... Read more »
Insights from Connect CRE LA: Finding What Works in 2026 (VIDEO)

Insights from Connect CRE LA: Finding What Works in 2026 (VIDEO)

At Connect CRE Los Angeles 2026, industry leaders interviewed by Connect CRE offered varying takes on the outlook for the balance of 2026, yet a common thread through their comments was a need to zero... Read more »
Beacon Economics’ Christopher Thornberg on Challenges Facing California CRE (VIDEO)

Beacon Economics’ Christopher Thornberg on Challenges Facing California CRE (VIDEO)

“There’s a permanent gap between what people think is happening in the economy and what is actually happening in the economy,” said Dr. Christopher Thornberg, founding partner at Beacon Economics. “Sometimes the gap is in one direction:... Read more »
AFIRE’s Gunnar Branson: U.S. CRE Continues to Be Seen as Safest Investment (VIDEO)

AFIRE’s Gunnar Branson: U.S. CRE Continues to Be Seen as Safest Investment (VIDEO)

“I don’t think a lot of people realize how global our industry has become.” That’s Gunnar Branson, CEO of Afire, on the interconnected nature of commercial real estate in 2026. In the... Read more »
Private credit didn’t fix middle-market CRE. It delayed a reckoning

Private credit didn’t fix middle-market CRE. It delayed a reckoning

Over the past several years, private credit has been portrayed as a lifeline for commercial real estate. As banks have tightened under regulatory pressure and rising rates, debt funds stepped in and... Read more »
Growing Wages and CRE Impacts

Growing Wages and CRE Impacts

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ January 2026 labor report, average hourly earnings increased by 3.7% year over year. With that statistic in hand, Marcus & Millichap’s Senior Vice President, John... Read more »