Press Releases

They may not have been, but they are now!

RealNex Vice President, National Business Development, Matthew Smith was a featured presenter in the 3^rd Great CRE CRM Debate hosted by The Massimo Group. RealNex was featured among the top 4 leading CRM platforms for commercial real estate professionals. Several hundred attendees from across North America joined in to participate in the live webinar clearly indicating the topic is “hot”, as industry professionals seek out ways to add value to their clients and improve productivity. Per host, Rod Santomassimo, “What CRM should I use? is the Number 1 question I get after the first one, how can I maximize my income?!”. While not truly a “debate”, the forum provided an opportunity for listeners to learn broadly about CRM and differences among each of the commercial real estate platforms.

Leveraging his work and tapping data from the National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries (NCREIF), Dr. Jeffrey Fisher provided his most recent insight into commercial real estate market conditions during the RealNex Webinar Series on May 14, 2019. The outlook was based on data at the end of the First Quarter of 2019.

Lower for Longer: Report predicts solid real estate market performance for several years to come.

Markets remain in balance even at new peak levels

Occupancy at Record Highs, Cap Rates at Century Lows...Where do we go From Here?

Top 10 Takeaways from RealNex CRE Market Update

 July 10, 2018

RealNex CEO Jeff Finn hosted head of research Jeffrey Fisher Ph.D. on May 30, 2018 or an informative webinar where Dr. Fisher discussed his recent findings and analysis on behalf of the National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries (NCREIF). NCREIF polls its members quarterly to create their NCREIF Property Index (NPI). The NPI reflects investment performance for 7,553 commercial properties, totaling $567 billion of market value held by large institutional investors in the US.

Returns for institutional real estate investors remained steady at about a 7% annual return through the first quarter of 2018. The total return was 1.70% in the first quarter, down slightly from 1.80% last quarter, but up slightly from the 1st quarter of 2017 as seen in the chart below. These are the national returns from the NCREIF Property Index (NPI). The NPI reflects investment performance for 7,553 commercial properties, totaling $567 billion of market value held by large institutional investors in the US.