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CRE valuations, costs and financing trends show healthy growth, not bubble conditions Rising property valuations, construction costs and capital market trends are heightening existing fears that the commercial real estate industry is in a bubble, but these fears are misplaced, experts say. Rising labor costs will be recouped through consumer participation in the economy, which in turns leads to continued...

ICSC SmartBrief: Demand is exceeding construction in most commercial real estate assets, and that is providing opportunities for investors, says Jeffrey Kolitch of Baron Capital Group. There is no sign that the cycle is ending, he says. The sentiment among life-science office and lab users is positive right now, says Joel Marcus, CEO of Alexandria Real Estate Equities. As for the REIT itself, "we have...

NREI-Moody's/RCA CPPI shows that the all-property composite index has now surpassed its November 2007 peak for the first time on an inflation-adjusted basis...

CoStar: Despite some initial concerns over the large number of new apartment units being built across the country and high market valuations, the multifamily rental market continues to hum right along. And Freddie Mac doesn't see it slowing down any time soon. Read...

RE/MAX Commercial jumped two spots in National Real Estate Investor magazine’s annual rankings of top commercial brokers.  The NREI rankings confirmed that RE/MAX Commercial Practitioners outproduced competitors such as Sperry Van Ness, Coldwell Banker and Keller Williams in 2014. RE/MAX Commercial is a 2015 Top Broker. RE/MAX Commercial Official Press...