Daily Archives: February 23, 2024

Commercial Mortgage Lending in U.S. Shows Signs of Stabilization in Late 2023

According to new data from CBRE, commercial real estate lending in the U.S. demonstrated signs of stabilization at the end of 2023, with borrowing costs appearing to have peaked, even as transaction activity remains subdued. The CBRE Lending Momentum Index, which tracks the pace of CBRE-originated commercial loan closings in the U.S., increased by 1.0% from…

World Property Ventures Core Mission: Create Significant Shareholder Value Through Digital Disruption

(Miami, Fl and Irvine, Ca) Newly formed World Property Ventures was created with one purpose in mind: “Build better mouse traps for the global real estate industry”, says company founder and CEO Michael Gerrity. Michael Gerrity To that end, Gerrity points out the global property industry is a massive $300+ trillion-dollar addressable marketplace that at…

Architecture Billings Decline in December as Soft Business Conditions Persist

According to the American Institute of Architects latest AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index, the ABI remained below 50 for December 2023, indicating soft business conditions in the U.S. to close out 2023. The score of 45.4 remained essentially flat from November 2023. Any score below 50.0 indicates decreasing business conditions but there are encouraging signs of…

How to Break Up with Realtor from 1st house purchase

We are getting ready to list our house and search for a new home. The buyers agent I used to buy our first house has kept in touch over the years (it’s been almost 5) with cards, events, newsletters, etc. We have mutual acquaintances but we are not friends, just a professional relationship. I’m thinking…