Real News from RealNex

By Jeffrey D. Fisher, Ph.D.

In the RealNex Q2 2022 Commercial Real Estate Market Update, Dr. Jeffrey Fisher, RealNex Head of Data and Research, presented findings on the state of pricing and investment activity in light of high inflation and rising interest rates. Entitled “Back to Normal”, commercial real estate markets continued to perform above long-term trend although showing signs of an inflection point.

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The future of work has been dominating recent commercial real estate conversations since the workforce was able to get back into the office after working remotely throughout the most severe point of the pandemic.

Topics: CRE, CRE Tech, CRE Marketing, ESG, sustainability

Sustainability has been a major topic of discussion throughout the past few years, but it’s become top of mind for the commercial real estate industry in 2022. 

Topics: CRE, CRE Tech, CRE Marketing, ESG, sustainability

Did you know that email subject lines play a big part in actually encouraging people to open, read, and engage your messages? We’ve discussed best practices for increasing your email click-through rate in the past, but let’s take some time to explore tips and strategies specifically for subject lines. 

Topics: CRE, CRE Tech, CRM, CRE Marketing

As a long-spanning result of the pandemic, the logistics industry is facing challenges right now. However, it’s also been a period of record growth and expansion for warehousing and the industrial sector. 

Topics: CRE, CRE Tech, CRM, CRE Marketing

While client outreach has certainly evolved to become digital-first, that doesn’t mean that traditional methods for contacting your sphere and staying top of mind have all become outdated. 

Topics: CRE, CRE Tech, CRM, CRE Marketing

After years of working from home, the workforce has been easing back into the office as markets reopen and pandemic restrictions are lifting across the globe. 

Topics: CRE, CRE Tech, CRM, CRE Marketing

By Jeffrey D. Fisher, Ph.D.

The National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries (www.NCREIF.org) tracks the performance of over 10,000 investment-grade, income-producing properties with a market value of $897 billion. The properties are held in funds that are managed by investment management firms on behalf of their investors.  The market value breakdown by property type is about 28% office, 27% apartment, 15% retail, 30% industrial and less than 1% hotel properties.  The NPI includes property data covering over 100 CBSAs. The quarterly total return for the NPI was 5.33%% for the first quarter of 2022 and the rolling annual return for the past four quarters was 21.86% which is the highest since the first quarter of 1980 and the second highest in the 44-year history of the NPI.

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Email marketing is an essential tool for commercial real estate brokerages looking to connect with their spheres, expand their audience, and follow up with prospects and leads. 

Topics: CRE, CRE Tech, CRM, CRE Marketing

Now that the industry is transitioning into a hybrid work environment in an effort to boost resilience and flexibility, real estate team leaders are challenged with re-calibrating their back-end operations.

Topics: CRE, CRE Tech, CRM, CRE Marketing