As we have been writing over the past 3 or 4 weeks, there are more and more signs and reports that commercial real estate prices may be at or very near to the bottom. Perhaps the election results will also have a positive effect on commercial real estate. The latest report comes from CoStar, offering:

Investment grade real estate continued its positive trend from August with a strong 5.48% increase in September, according to CoStar Group’s newly released Commercial Repeat-Sale Indices (CCRSI).  Read more... (223 words, 1 image, estimated 54 secs reading time)

Via CitzBizRealEstate Atlanta, commercial real estate services provider Cassidy Turley recently analyzed the election results, and opines that the chances for major changes are not very great, noting that “divided” governments of the past have seen growth in government spending and the size of government… And they feel that the nature of this “lame duck” government will not be positive for business. However, they do feel that almost 4 million office jobs will be created over the next 5 years.  And introduction to the report begins:  Read more... (190 words, 1 image, estimated 46 secs reading time)