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Appraisers The Results Are in: Top 6 Reader Favorites of 2024

The Results Are in: Top 6 Reader Favorites of 2024

In 2024, LightBox published on average one blog every business day on diverse topics impacting commercial estate capital markets, lending...

Brokers How AI and Cloud Computing Are Creating New CRE Investment Hotspots

How AI and Cloud Computing Are Creating New CRE Investment Hotspots

This is the final installation of a five-part blog series based on the LightBox 2024 white paper titled “The Transformative...

Appraisers Successes, Setbacks, and Surprises: A Look Back at the Hits and Misses for Commercial Real Estate in 2024

Successes, Setbacks, and Surprises: A Look Back at the Hits and Misses for Commercial Real Estate in 2024

By: Head of Data Strategy at LightBox, Manus Clancy Welcome to the annual LightBox “Successes, Setbacks, and Surprises”—a comprehensive look...

Brokers Adaptive Reuse 101: Giving New Life to Old or Underperforming Properties

Adaptive Reuse 101: Giving New Life to Old or Underperforming Properties

Transforming underutilized structures into functional spaces offers advantages for owners, the environment, and local communities alike, adaptive reuse is gaining...

Brokers Avoid the CRE FOMO: The 5 Leading News Stories of the Week

Avoid the CRE FOMO: The 5 Leading News Stories of the Week

For the week of Dec. 9th-13th In this week’s highlights, the new PPI and CPI delivered the latest evidence that...

Energy The Energy Pivot: What Trump 2.0 Could Mean for the U.S. Energy Industry

The Energy Pivot: What Trump 2.0 Could Mean for the U.S. Energy Industry

As President Donald Trump begins his second term next month, all signs point to a significant shift in U.S. energy...

Brokers Avoid the CRE FOMO: The 5 Leading News Stories of the Week

Avoid the CRE FOMO: The 5 Leading News Stories of the Week

For the week of Dec. 2nd-6th Leading the week’s economic news was a strong report on the U.S. labor market...

Appraisers LightBox CRE Activity Index Declines for the Second Consecutive Month but Still Outpaces 2023

LightBox CRE Activity Index Declines for the Second Consecutive Month but Still Outpaces 2023

In a typical year, the LightBox CRE Activity Index hits a September peak then winds down through year-end, and 2024...

Appraisers LightBox CRE Monthly Commentary: New Treasury Secretary Nominee Lifts Bond Markets and CRE

LightBox CRE Monthly Commentary: New Treasury Secretary Nominee Lifts Bond Markets and CRE

By: Head of Data Strategy at LightBox, Manus Clancy Over the last two weeks, the news has been peppered almost...

Brokers Avoid the CRE FOMO: The 5 Leading News Stories of the Week

Avoid the CRE FOMO: The 5 Leading News Stories of the Week

For the week of Nov. 25th-29th On this shortened Thanksgiving week, the top news story was the just-released PCE inflation...

Data Thanksgiving Kicks Off the Holiday Travel Season: Hospitality Sector Forecast and Trends

Thanksgiving Kicks Off the Holiday Travel Season: Hospitality Sector Forecast and Trends

With Thanksgiving a day away, the holiday travel season kicks off with record-breaking projections. This year, AAA predicts that a...

Brokers Retail Roundup: Q3 Earnings Reflect Relatively Resilient Consumer Spending with Key Shifts

Retail Roundup: Q3 Earnings Reflect Relatively Resilient Consumer Spending with Key Shifts

The latest Q3 retail earnings reports reveal a nuanced story about the strength of consumer spending heading into the holiday...