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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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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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Capital Markets and Finance
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Dallas
Annual PwC, ULI Report Unveils Top Markets and Real Estate Industry Trends to Watch
Released during the Institute’s 2024 Fall Meeting in Las Vegas, Emerging Trends in Real Estate® North America predicts Dallas-Fort Worth, Miami as leaders in 2025
October 30, 2024
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Beth Mattson-Teig
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Capital Markets and Finance
October ’24 Economist Snapshot: Green Street CPPI Data
Industry CPPI data suggests that property prices may be at—or near—bottom. The three major indexes from MSCI Real Assets, CoStar, and Green Street all showed an increase in CPPI in August. After rising 1.6 percent in August, Green Street’s recently released Commercial Property Price Index remained unchanged in September. Green Street’s all-property index—a measure of pricing for institutional-quality properties—is up 3.3 percent year-to-date through September.
October 10, 2024
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Beth Mattson-Teig
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Capital Markets and Finance
September 2024 Economist Snapshot: Fed rate cuts bring limited relief to the U.S. housing affordability crisis
Affordability and low inventory are continuing to create pain points for the housing market. According to newly released data from the National Association of REALTORS (NAR), pending home sales are at their lowest level since the Great Financial Crisis. Existing-home sales for August dropped 4.2 percent from a year ago to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.86 million. Although the Fed has kicked off its rate-cutting cycle with a 50-basis-point reduction at its September 18 meeting, high interest rates are still a big hurdle for homebuyers and housing developers.
September 25, 2024
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Beth Mattson-Teig
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Capital Markets and Finance
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Capital Markets and Finance
August ’24 Economist Snapshot: Commercial Real Estate’s Impending Wall of Debt Maturities
Commercial real estate loans totaling almost $1.8 trillion are set to mature before the end of 2026, according to Trepp. One sign of the accompanying stress is the commercial mortgage–backed security (CMBS) special servicing rate, with its latest numbers inching up to 8.2 percent, the highest since June 2021.
August 2, 2024
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Beth Mattson-Teig
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