When inflation first began to surge in 2021, many believed it would be transitory. Inflation has remained stubbornly high, however, prompting the Federal Reserve to tighten monetary policy. In response, the yield on the 10-Year Treasury note has more than doubled, from 1.5 percent at the end of last year to nearly 3.5 percent in mid-June. The ... Read More ›

In the initial stages of the pandemic, some sectors of the commercial real estate market suffered. As people shifted to working from home – avoiding travel, visiting retail stores, and dining in restaurants – prices for hotels, retail properties, office buildings and other property types where people traditionally gathered declined. However, as ... Read More ›