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What the September 2026 Economic Outlook Says About Houston Office and Dallas Retail

September 30, 2026 It is easy to talk about office and retail as if each were a single market. The data behind our September Economic Outlook,...

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Apartment Loan Maturities and What They Mean for Multifamily Valuation

September 22, 2026 U.S. apartment landlords face more than $1.8 trillion in debt coming due over the next decade, with about $757 billion maturing between now...

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The Office Recovery Is Real, But It Is Concentrated in a Few Markets

September 21, 2026 Office usage across ten major cities reached a postpandemic high of roughly 67 percent this year, according to a Kastle Systems index, with...

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Why Mall Values Outperformed Every Other Property Sector in 2026

September 16, 2026 Mall values rose 13 percent over the past year, more than double the gain across commercial real estate overall, according to real estate...

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Agency Multifamily Appraisals: Requirements and Process

September 15, 2026 Multifamily loans sold to or credit-enhanced by the government-sponsored enterprises are subject to appraisal requirements that go beyond general lending practice. Fannie Mae’s...

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Appraisal Report Options and Who Can Rely on Them

September 14, 2026 Two questions arise regularly when an appraisal is ordered, and both are settled before work begins rather than after: which reporting option applies,...

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Market Studies and Feasibility Analysis

September 10, 2026 Market studies and appraisals are frequently confused, and the two are sometimes ordered interchangeably when only one is appropriate. They answer different questions....

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Corridor Valuation and the Across-the-Fence Method

September 9, 2026 A corridor is a long, narrow strip of land assembled for linear use: rail lines, pipelines, transmission lines, fiber, and roadways. Corridors are...

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Commercial Property Tax Appeal Appraisals: What an Independent Opinion of Value Adds

September 2, 2026 Every spring, owners of commercial property open a notice of appraised value. The number on that notice may reflect what the property would...

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What Determines the Cost of a Commercial Appraisal

September 1, 2026 The first question most people ask an appraisal firm is what it will cost. It is a fair question and a difficult one...

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