New data from commercial real estate (CRE) data provider CRED iQ shows the delinquency rate for commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) continued its downward trend in June 2022, dipping to 3.30%, marginally down from 3.32% the previous month.

Additionally, on the residential side, their PMI research indicates “a steep contraction in demand for real estate amid tightening financial cost of living”.

A new report out from JP Morgan Chase provides an interesting mid-year review for commercial real estate (CRE).

There’s no getting around it – the last couple of years have not been kind to the office sector.

One of the most common (and easy to understand) metrics used by a lender is the loan-to-value (or LTV) ratio.

In May, law firm DLA Piper released the 2022 edition of their Annual State of the Market Survey report, highlighting that “optimism about the future of commercial real estate (CRE)” remains strong despite the headwinds the industry faces.

A recent look at the numbers shows that real estate investment trusts (REITs) didn’t escape the sell-off

The continued presence of market fundamentals like increased consumer spending and job growth are adding to the sense of resilience seen from the sector, which has made huge strides since the dawn of Covid-19 kicked online shopping and fulfilment into particularly high gear.

Foreclosures in the US were up in the first quarter of 2022 – setting what the data provider calls a “post pandemic high”.

Though it’s still early days, and impossible to say how the virtual property trend might play out, the recent developments in the space suggest it’s certainly worth keeping an eye on. At the very least, the metaverse poses an interesting proposition, and one a lot of people seem to be willing to speculate on.