by | Jan 16, 2026 | California Real Estate
The most recent LightBox CRE Activity Index reflected a market settling into a typical year-end slowdown amid ongoing uncertainty. The company said its December 2025 Index registered 86.9, a 13% decline from November’s 99.4, less severe than historical December...
by | Jan 16, 2026 | California Real Estate
J. Wickham Zimmerman The pandemic’s aftermath saw yet another prediction of retail’s demise. But fast-forwarding half a decade, and retail has been a robust commercial real estate asset class. Despite the current K-shaped economy, shopping cutbacks from lower-income...
by | Jan 16, 2026 | California Real Estate
David Frosh During the late 2010s and early 2020s, low-interest-rate mortgages and short-term loans were rampant. However, the Federal Reserve’s rapid increases in the Effective Federal Fund Rate in 2022 and 2023 sparked fear that refinancing these loans would be...
by | Jan 16, 2026 | California Real Estate
The retail industry has been beset by many challenges in recent years. In addition to recovery from the pandemic shutdown and consumer spending uncertainty, restaurants and other retailers have to meet consumers’ “need it now” expectations while dealing with labor...
by | Jan 16, 2026 | California Real Estate
There’s little doubt that the “extras” offered by a multifamily property can entice renters from one property to another. However, those on-site amenities aren’t stagnant—they change, based on demand. To clarify what’s going on with apartment features—as well as the...
by | Jan 15, 2026 | California Real Estate
The level of commercial/multifamily mortgage debt outstanding ticked up by 1.1% or $53.4 billion in the third quarter of 2025, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) latest Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Debt Outstanding quarterly report. Total...
