Commercial demand is on the upswing as U.S. manufacturing picks up. Jason Tolliver, Indianapolis-based regional vice president for Cassidy Turley, weighs in.

The Jobs Act of 2013, which was enacted, in part, to give companies greater access to capital, opened up new sources of funding for commercial real estate investment. However, the new rules that grew out of the law also created some significant hurdles to accessing that capital, says attorney Dominic Lloyd, a partner in the Denver office of the law firm BakerHostetler.

Cassidy Turley’s Chief Economist Kevin J. Thorpe explains why neither rising interest rates nor the tapering of the government’s quantitative easing are significant threats to the economy or commercial real estate.

A slow economy doesn’t just lower property returns; it also increases the potential risk of liability claims against property owners.

As vacancies decline, community shopping centers are a hit with consumers and investors alike.

Institutions are racing to buy single-family homes.

Commercial sector benefits from fiscal cliff avoidance.

Medium-sized markets are poised to shine in 2013 with investors eyeing industrial opportunities.

There are many reasons to feel positive about the state of commercial real estate finance. CRE loan originations for the second quarter of 2012 were up 25 percent over the same period in 2011, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. And a growing number of lenders are looking beyond gateway cities and Class A assets when making loans, says Constantine Korologos, managing...

Renter demand and tight supplies are fueling expansion in the apartment sector.

David Zimmer explains how to network and reach out to more commercial prospects in a smarter way.