Home values in 20 U.S. cities rose at a faster pace in the year ended October 2015, as lean inventories of available properties combined with steadily improving demand. The S&P/Case-Shiller index of property values climbed 5.5 percent from October 2014 after rising 5.4 percent in the year ended September, the group said Tuesday in New York. Nationally, prices rose 5.2 percent year-over-year. A limited supply of properties for sale has helped prop up home values, boosting ... Read more

The Federal Reserve Board’s 25-basis-point increase today will not have a significant impact on commercial real estate (“CRE”). Today’s increase could signal a slight weakening of investor demand for CRE, as lower risk investments like treasury bonds begin to look more attractive. However, other reasons suggest CRE prices and returns will continue to be attractive, even in a rising interest rate environment, including: (1) inflation, as a major driver of longer-term yields, is expected ... Read more

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