Market Update Blog

April 12, 2018

Net lease retail properties have seen a decline in transaction volume over the past two years. Let’s take a look at what is happen in the retail market a bit more closely. Barry Slatt Mortgage Company likes to highlight industry…

April 5, 2018

Between potential trade wars with China, financial market volatility, and major changes in tax law, 2018 has proven to be nothing short of exciting. The following are Q2 trends that we have identified amidst these market gyrations. Interest rates for…

March 29, 2018

The 10-year benchmark US Treasury closed today at 2.74%. The rate is up from its 12-month low in August 2017 of 2.06%. This year’s high of 2.95% was set on February 21st. According to a 3/28/18 article from Bloomberg written…

March 22, 2018

With many investors focusing on multi-family properties as their favorite real estate asset class, it is essential to understand where multi-family properties fit in today’s dynamic capital markets. The following is a summary of how the major lender classifications look…

March 15, 2018

On March 7th and 8th over 1,000 attendees from the western US converged in Monterey, California, for the International Council of Shopping Center’s Monterey Conference (ICSC). Below are some key take-aways from this tech-focused conference. Physical footprint, available last mile inventory…