http://urbanland.uli.org/EconomyMarketsTrends/Barometer?rss=trueRSS Feed for ULI Magazine articlesenMultifamily commercial transactions vaulted last month, even as all other sectors declined, but buyer appetite showed overall strength. The stall in employment growth and decline in unemployment rate does raise questions.http://urbanland.uli.org/Articles/2013/Apr/BarometerApr20130408131200Anita KramerMultifamily commercial transactions vaulted last month, even as all other sectors declined, but buyer appetite showed overall strength. The stall in employment growth and decline in unemployment rate does raise questions.http://urbanland.uli.org/Articles/2013/Mar/BarometerMar20130408131200Anita KramerIndustrial and retail property sectors gathered steam as absorption vaulted; retail rents reversed their 4.5-year slide. Commercial property transactions calmed down following an impressive end-of-year spike, but buyer appetite otherwise showed strength.http://urbanland.uli.org/Articles/2013/Mar/BarometerMar220130311143200Anita KramerBuyer appetite for commercial property hit post-recession highs; permits and starts of all housing types continue to hit high notes; condominium sales are staging a strong comeback. http://urbanland.uli.org/Articles/2013/Feb/BarometerFeb20130204000000Anita KramerBuyer appetite for commercial property softened a bit; the upward trajectory of permits and starts of all housing types is unabated; economic indicators continue to reflect sustained moderate growth.http://urbanland.uli.org/Articles/2013/Jan/BarometerJan20130107123100Anita KramerApartment fundamentals shine even brighter; buyer appetite for commercial property continues unabated as prices close in on four-year highs and cap rates compress; economic indicators point to sustained moderate growth.http://urbanland.uli.org/Articles/2012/Dec/BarometerDec20121210114400Anita KramerCommercial property returns slowed but buyer appetite remained steady. Permits, starts and new homes sales are at multi-year highs; the release of IPhone 5 boosted retail sales.http://urbanland.uli.org/Articles/2012/Nov/BarometerNov20121105125300Anita KramerLows and highs were energized this month: unemployment dropped to an almost four-year low; cap rates stayed near four-year lows, but moved enough to suggest a broadening buyer appetite for secondary markets; CMBS issuance vaulted to an almost five-year high; and multifamily permits were near four-year highs.http://urbanland.uli.org/Articles/2012/Oct/BarometerOct20121008145000Anita KramerApartment fundamentals are sizzling as rents and vacancy rates continued to improve; completions continued their U-shaped recovery, and absorption doubled. Commercial property transactions dropped sharply in all but the office sector, where transactions were just slightly off; prices barely changed, remaining at three-year highs. Economic indicators, at best, point to a pause in near-term optimism.http://urbanland.uli.org/Articles/2012/Sept/BarometerSept20120910121200Anita KramerBuyer appetite for commercial property remains strong as indicated by continued low cap rates, rising transactions, and prices at three-and-a-half-year highs. Multifamily construction took a break from its recent momentum; single-family construction continued upward even as new home sales dropped dramatically. Existing housing prices are taking off, at least for now. But weak economic indicators continue to raise fears that any emerging strength can be easily knocked off course. http://urbanland.uli.org/Articles/2012/Aug/BarometerAug20120806123900Anita Kramer