Fed`s Cut Is No `Magic Fix,` But It Raises The Curtain On CRE`s Next Act

It was all but inevitable last week that the Federal Reserve would make its first rate cut of the year, and the decision came as no surprise to the commercial real estate sector. Still, after holding its collective breath for nine months, the industry let out a sigh of relief at the decision.

Interest rates and the cost of capital have been the looming giant in the heads of commercial real estate decision-makers this year, and transaction volumes had already started to tick up ahead of the widely expected 25-basis-point cut to the federal funds rate...   ...more

RSK: Only if there is another drop in rates will CRE take heed, however, this small cut brings hope.