Michelle Matteson
Wherefore CMBS?
(net change in commercial and multi-family mortgage debt outstanding, Q2 2012, $ in millions)
The Right Direction
(employed and unemployed persons by occupation; not seasonally adjusted; numbers in thousands)
Low Gear
Value of manufacturers’ new orders; not seasonally adjusted; $ in millions
Power Trends
(change in utility costs for downtown and suburban office buildings, 2010-2011) *In dollars per square foot of net rentable office area.
Save Now, Invest Later
(annual savings growth in emerging and mature economies, 2004-2022) In a recent study of global investment patterns, Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. suggests that personal savings growth is an indicator of growth in real estate investment. “As we have seen, consistent growth in domestic savings can lead to a proportion of that capital ending up in direct real estate, both direct and crossborder,” the report notes. “We estimate that there could be a significant increase in crossborder investment activity based on this growth in global savings.” The trend could account for a $1.9 trillion increase in crossborder investment by 2020, Jones…
Crossing Borders
View a chart detailing crossborder investment by country (Q3 2011-Q2 2012). Global Currents PDF
CRE Investment Returns by Sector–2Q 2012
Total Rate of Returns for Institutional Investors NCREIF Property Index* *The NCREIF Property Index is a quarterly time series composite total rate of return measure of investment performance of a very large pool of individual commercial real estate properties acquired in the private market for investment purposes only. All properties in the NPI have been acquired, at least in part, on behalf of tax-exempt institutional investors–the great majority being pension funds. As such, all properties are held in a fiduciary environment.
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