EP47 - Early vibes for 2025: Moderate growth and cautious optimism?



23 Jan 2025

Omar and Cole kick off this week’s episode with some recent macro releases that help set the stage for 2025, then touch on what's happened in the capital markets since this year started. Finally, they share a number of initial industry themes for 2025 from the recent CREFC conference in Miami, and others based on personal observations of the commercial real estate market.


Resources Mentioned:

Beige Book

NFIB Small Business Optimism Index

CREFC conference – Miami

Q4 2024 CRE Industry Conditions and Sentiment Survey

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