EP25 - Hopes for Fed cuts dissipate – what happened?



29 Feb 2024

In this episode of CRE Exchange, Cole Perry, Senior Market Analyst of Altus Group, and Omar Eltorai, Director of Research of Altus Group, discuss the overall market’s return to Earth as it moderates its expectations around the pace and magnitude of the Fed rate cuts.

The team also discusses PMI, home sales, construction, and REIT earnings that portray a mixed CRE sector whose values and activity continue to be weighed down by the delay in rate cuts.

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