Why CRE's Fed Rate Cut Obsession Might Be Backward

Jul 2, 2026

CRE has spent years focusing on Federal Reserve rate cuts as the key to unlocking the market. But recent research from Newmark argues that the framing gets causality backward — Fed decisions to lower rates typically coincide with deteriorating labor...

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MEAG Expands Dublin Residential With Fourth Irish Acquisition In 6 Months

Munich Re asset manager MEAG has strengthened its growing Irish real estate portfolio with the acquisition of the Seafield Strand apartment scheme in Sutton, North Dublin, for an undisclosed sum, marking its fourth investment in the capital in little...

Capital MarketsMultifamilyU.S. NationalMunich

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Hines Pays $151M To Buy Austin Office Tower From Brandywine

Hines is returning to the office market with a $151M bet on Austin. The global real estate investment management giant acquired a 206K SF office at 405 Colorado St. from Brandywine Realty Trust as it selectively targets trophy office assets with high...

Capital MarketsOfficeU.S. NationalAustin

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Meta Ups Investment To $50B For Its Largest Data Center Project

Social media giant Meta has expanded its already massive data center development in Richland Parish, Louisiana. The company announced Monday that its Hyperion data center campus will have 5 gigawatts of computing capacity and bring more than $50B...

Capital MarketsData CentersU.S. NationalLouisiana

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Brookfield Eyes Stake In $3.5B Manhattan Office Campus

Brookfield is in talks to take a 10% stake in Hudson Square Properties, a 13-building office complex on the West Side of Manhattan. The deal would value the 6.2M SF campus, which is positioning itself as a nucleus for tech and media tenants in the city,...

Capital MarketsOfficeU.S. NationalNew York

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Chicago's Older Apartments Are Running Out Of Room To Raise Rent

Class-C apartment operators in Chicago are buoyed by many of the tailwinds bolstering the city’s multifamily market as a whole: limited new supply, rising rent growth and recovering investor interest. But rising operating costs have squeezed margins...

Capital MarketsMultifamilyU.S. NationalChicago

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Bankruptcies Are Rising, Putting More Real Estate Up For Negotiation

Reemerging inflation and stubbornly high interest rates — paired with shifting consumer preferences — are driving a surge in corporate bankruptcy filings, resulting in widespread real estate portfolio cullings and restructurings.

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