Calvin Schnure

The overall composite price index in March stood 7.9 percent above one year earlier. This increase represents an acceleration of price gains from those during most of 2017, to the most rapid pace since 2016.

Interest rates remain in the headlines, and given their importance in the U.S. economy, it’s smart to pay attention to what they may (or may not) be telling us.

REITs raised $38.3 billion in common equity in 2017, the highest annual total since 2013.

The question on everyone’s mind is, will this drive up cap rates, possibly causing property prices to fall?

The REIT market generally overreacts initially to news that affects the timing and possible aggressiveness of Fed tightening, as well as to increases in long-term interest rates, but tends to recover over time.

Two of the biggest questions for investors for the remainder of this year will be what happens to interest rates, and how will changes in the interest rate environment affect businesses and financial markets?

Total FFO of all listed U.S. equity REITs rose 3.2 percent to $15.1 billion in the fourth quarter of 2017, according to the Nareit T-Tracker®.

The sustained rise in prices of commercial real estate over the past seven years has prompted questions whether valuations may be getting ahead of themselves.

Economic fundamentals continued to support the real estate markets.