by David Cohn | Nov 9, 2020 | Industry Insights, Monetary Performance
Consumer spending in the US went up by a slight 0.6% from July to August, reaching $537.5 billion, according to the Census Bureau. Total sales from June to August this year was—rather amazingly—up by 2.4% when compared to last year. So far, Americans’ retail...
by David Cohn | Nov 2, 2020 | Commercial Real Estate Lending, Industry Insights, Opportunities
Everything has changed over the past seven months. Words like quarantine and social distancing—all unfamiliar just in February—have become a regular part of conversations. Everyone is using the term new normal to describe everything, from dining out to public...
by David Cohn | Oct 26, 2020 | Multifamily Loans, Current Trends, Industry Insights
Experts once thought that the COVID-19 pandemic would spare multifamily commercial real estate, but that’s not true—at least not according to a recent report from financial intelligence company Moody’s Analytics published last September 3, 2020. You can find the...
by David Cohn | Oct 22, 2020 | Industry Insights, Industry Highlights
Multifamily properties are not merely for residential purposes. Many of these real estate assets are developed to include other components like hotels and retail. However, with the COVID-19 pandemic hurling new challenges in the commercial real estate industry,...
by David Cohn | Sep 28, 2020 | Industry Insights, Opportunities
Whether you’re a veteran in commercial real estate (CRE) investing or are thinking of adding this asset class to your portfolio, you must be looking for some guidance on positioning yourself in light of the pandemic and its effects on the market. What does the future...
by David Cohn | Sep 21, 2020 | Industry Insights, Monetary Performance
If you are considering a home purchase soon, you’re probably watching mortgage rates very closely. Will they creep higher? Will they stay the same? Or might they do even lower as the pandemic rages on in the weeks or months? Property experts have different opinions...
