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Beth Mattson-Teig

Beth Mattson-Teig is a freelance business writer and editor based in Minneapolis. She specializes in commercial real estate and finance topics. Mattson-Teig writes for several national business and industry publications and is the author of numerous white papers.

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Capital Markets and Finance
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Economy
April Economist Snapshot: Where to Find the Bright Spots in the Commercial Real Estate Investment Market
Deal-making has lately proved to be tough sledding for the commercial real estate industry. Although 2024 brought a welcome rise off the bottom in year-over-year sales, total sales still came in at the second-lowest level since 2013. The latest data from MSCI Real Assets shows $438 trillion in 12-month trailing sales volume through February, a 15 percent increase on a year-over-year basis.
April 8, 2025
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Beth Mattson-Teig
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Capital Markets and Finance
Diversifying Portfolios: Commercial Real Estate Investors Pivot to Data Centers, Seniors Housing, and Other Alternative Property Types
The search for new growth and potential out-performance is shifting real estate allocations toward niche sectors such as cold storage, medical office, single-family rentals (SFR), and senior housing.
April 3, 2025
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Beth Mattson-Teig
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Capital Markets and Finance
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Multifamily
SDS Capital’s Impact Debt Platform Unlocks Quicker, Cheaper Financing in Affordable Housing
Los Angeles-based impact fund manager SDS Capital Group has launched a new capital platform—SDS Impact Debt (SDSID)—that aims to bring much needed, low-cost debt to the affordable housing market. It is an asset-backed model that offers below-market financing (both permanent and construction) for affordable housing projects—and is potentially scalable across the U.S.
March 31, 2025
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Beth Mattson-Teig
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Capital Markets and Finance
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Office
March Economist Snapshot: Office Distress Could Unlock Megascale Opportunities for Investors and Developers
Despite improving return-to-office numbers, the office sector still battles numerous challenges that are resulting in higher loan defaults. According to MSCI Real Assets, office leads the charge on rising distress levels, which have not been seen in more than a decade. Office accounts for nearly half of outstanding distress: $51.6 billion in outstanding distress at the end of fourth quarter 2024, and another $74.7 billion in office properties identified as at risk for “potential” distress.
March 17, 2025
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Beth Mattson-Teig
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Capital Markets and Finance
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Development and Construction
February Economist Snapshot: 2025 Outlook for Construction Costs
Construction cost inflation continued to moderate in 2024. According to the global construction consulting firm Rider Levett Bucknall, cost inflation for North America increased 1.11 percent in the fourth quarter and rose 4.69 percent on a year-over-year basis. However, the Trump administration’s push for higher tariffs is reigniting concerns around higher costs ahead for real estate developers.
February 19, 2025
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Beth Mattson-Teig
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Capital Markets and Finance
January 2025 Economist Snapshot: Los Angeles Wildfires Recovery Will Be Costly and Lengthy
According to Morningstar DBRS, the Los Angeles–area wildfires have caused record property damage, with insured losses that could reach more than $30 billion. Despite many uncertainties on the path ahead for recovery and rebuilding of property and infrastructure, solutions are likely to require a lot of time and capital, as well as public and private stakeholders working in tandem.
January 27, 2025
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Beth Mattson-Teig
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Capital Markets and Finance
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Toronto
ULI Toronto: Annual Trends in Real Estate 2025
Canada’s real estate market is in the midst of a pivotal shift as the Bank of Canada (BoC) rolls back what has been “higher for longer” interest rates. Yet despite welcome relief on financing costs, real estate leaders are still moving somewhat cautiously amid uncertainty and fluid market dynamics.
January 7, 2025
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Beth Mattson-Teig
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Capital Markets and Finance
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Retail
December Economist Snapshot: Will strong U.S. retail sales fuel investor interest?
Consumers have kept a steady foot on the gas this year. A record-high 197 million consumers shopped in stores or online over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF). The NRF forecasts that holiday sales will grow between 2.5 percent and 3.5 percent, with total retail spending in the United States falling between $979.5 billion and $989 billion during November and December. That forecast also is consistent with NRF’s annual U.S. sales growth—between 2.5 percent and 3.5 percent—for 2024.
December 6, 2024
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Beth Mattson-Teig
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Capital Markets and Finance
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Mixed Use and Multi-Use
Reimagining Mixed-Use Districts: Strategies for New Developments in an Ever-Changing World
Experts from Hines, JBG Smith, and Gensler anchored a McKinsey & Company panel, Reimagining mixed-use districts: strategies for new developments in an ever-changing world, at the 2024 ULI Fall Meeting last month. Panelists explored innovative ideas and case studies to illustrate how to make complex mixed-use projects work in today’s market.
November 18, 2024
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Beth Mattson-Teig
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Capital Markets and Finance
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Office
November Economic Snapshot: Commercial Real Estate 12-Month Liquidity Outlook
After a quiet first half of 2024, CMBS originations increased 59 percent in Q3 on a year-over-year basis, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Quarterly Survey.
November 15, 2024
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Beth Mattson-Teig
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