BANK STRESS TESTS According to the Federal Reserve, all 31 “systemically important financial institutions” (SIFIs) passed their annual stress tests. These tests evaluate the ability of large US banks to absorb hypothetical losses while maintaining more than their...

INTEREST RATES The FOMC voted to leave rates unchanged at its June policy meeting, which aligned with market expectations. On Wednesday, markets braced for the convergence of May’s Consumer Price Index data, which arrived just a few hours before the Federal Reserve’s...

Nicholas Williams, CCIM, Senior Advisor of SVN® Commercial Advisors, LLC was awarded the Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) Designation by The CCIM Institute, the leading commercial real estate association in the world. The Designation was awarded in April...

By Cameron Williams, Director of Research, SVN International Corp. The industrial real estate sector is a dynamic asset class undergoing a multitude of transformative changes. By 2025, online retail is projected to account for a quarter of total purchases, driving the...

CRE LOAN MODIFICATIONS RISE AMID HIGH-RATE ENVIRONMENT According to a new report by Trepp, CMBS loan modifications rose dramatically in 2023 as a significant swell of loans are set to mature in the coming quarters. Modification volumes peaked mid-year 2023, climbing...

LARGE FUNDS INCREASE CRE FOOTPRINT A recent analysis by Reuters details how large funds are increasing their CRE market share as traditional lenders such as banks pull back. Stricter capital rules for banks and recent regional bank failures in the US have led to a...