By Dees Stribling | MHN Online
Commercial real estate has (in many places) had a good run in recent years, so is it reasonable to assume that some kind of slowdown is ahead? Or at least a pause in its upward trajectory? Some indicators seem point that way. Just before the Labor Day holiday, Green Street Advisors reported that its Commercial Property Price Index increased by 1 percent in August. As long as it isn’t part of a bubble expansion, any increase is good news, but in this case it shows that the pace of CRE appreciation has slowed down compared to earlier this year. Also, during June and July, growth had been more-or-less nil.
