A mixed jobs report this morning for CRE investors/borrowers. Nonfarm payrolls increased by 223K, above the market estimate of 200K, and shows the labor market remains strong. This could support further tightening by the FED. On a positive note, wage gr…lnkd.in/e8mV7FG9

THE TREND IS OUR FRIEND! - This morning's CPI report showed continued declines in both the headline (-0.1% for December | +6.5% year over year) and core (+0.3% for December | 5.7% year over year) CPI rates, the primary measuring sticks for inflation. Whi…lnkd.in/eRHGZN_J

INTEREST RATES FAVORABLE FOR LONG-TERM BORROWERS. We've heard the news of transaction volume being impacted by rising interest rates and borrowers hesitant to act in hopes that rates may come down. There is no doubt that short-term and floating rate bor…lnkd.in/eRunR2fW

ANOTHER WEEK, ANOTHER POSTIVE DATA POINT FOR CRE BORROWERS ... Today's headline PPI print came in at a 0.5% decline for December. A solid downside surprise from the market's expectation of a 0.1% decline. This is the latest economic data point since ear…lnkd.in/eENaGppy

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HOW THIS WEEK'S FED DECISION COULD IMPACT CRE BORROWERS: The FED is scheduled to announce their next rate decision tomorrow (Feb 1st) and their decision could impact commercial real estate borrowers differently. There are a number of factors that influe…lnkd.in/ezcRj5C6

JOB MARKET STILL ON FIRE: January jobs reports comes in at 517K, well above market expectations of just 187K. US Treasury yields already rising this morning in response. #commercialrealestate #commercialfinance #cref #crefinance #multifamily #multifamily…lnkd.in/efp32Egs

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RISING ENERGY COSTS END STREAK OF DECLINING CPI REPORTS - TREASURIES MIXED. The consumer price index report for January shows an inflation increase of 0.5% monthly and a 6.4% annualized. The reaction to treasury rates has been mixed, with short-term rate…lnkd.in/eYJh9mhq

Massachusetts "Millionaire's Tax" Loophole: The new tax MA Surcharge of an additional 4% on annual earnings over $1MM has certainly been sparking conversation, especially in the real estate world. Well it turns out that there may be a loophole for marri…lnkd.in/emZZYayV

February jbs report shows payrolls increased by 311K, once again beating expectations. Early reaction for US Treasuries has been a 12-15bp drop in rates from the 2-year out to the 10-year. This could be due to concerns from the market that another stron…lnkd.in/eZ7jXmpE

FLIGHT TO QUALITY DRIVES DOWN TREASURY YIELDS: We wake up this morning to the 10-year US Treasury trading at a yield of 3.50%, back to where it was on February 3rd before the blow-out January jobs report. 50 basis points of rate increases over the last mo…lnkd.in/ebwZjZud

TREASURY RATES FALL AND SPREADS WIDEN: Over the past week, stress in the banking system resulted in a flight to quality and lower yields for the 10-year US Treasury, which serves as the common benchmark index for long-term commercial mortgages. Renewed vo…lnkd.in/e-zU3Kft

TREASURY RATES DROP IN INITIAL REACTION TO CPI RELEASE: The market has been anxious to see if recent economic releases would translate into lower prices. This morning's CPI report appears to support this. Headline CPI rose just 0.1% in March, less than…lnkd.in/ewCT_SJ7

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FED Announces 25 basis point increase to Fed Funds Rate. Initial reaction is a slight drop in US Treasury rates from 2-years and longer as the market anticipates a pause to further rate hikes from here. #CRE #CREF #crefinance #commercialrealestate #mass…lnkd.in/d2_x3qhm

THE INTEREST RATE ROLLER COASTER CONTINUES: The yield for the 10-year US Treasury started the week at 3.80% and to closed yesterday at 3.60% after giving back the recently added risk based premium once Congress passed the bill to raise the debt ceiling.…lnkd.in/ehVWNqPM

INTEREST RATES INCREASE ON FORWARD OUTLOOK EVEN AFTER PAUSE BY FED. This afternoon the FED paused increasing interest rates for the first time since March of 2022. However, the Dot Plot, which outlines where FED officials think rates will be in the futu…lnkd.in/e-haYa3v