Will Global Property Investments Suffer From Rising Rates?

Hong Kong

Low interest rates worldwide have been a big help to commercial property, but now markets are signaling that might soon change—particularly in the US with President-elect Donald Trump's policies likely to boost inflation.

Investors are hurrying to dump government bonds in the US, Asia and Europe, pushing prices down, the Wall Street Journal reports. And when bond prices fall it usually means real estate values are next in line. Experts say the boom commercial real estate has enjoyed over the last few years was driven by investors wanting better returns than what they could find in bonds, but now that dynamic could be shifting as safe government bonds start to offer yields more in line with real estate returns, and without all the risk.

While interest rates and bond yields are still incredibly low, change could be coming. The market believes there's close to a 100% chance of a Fed rate hike next month. [WSJ]

Continue reading this story with a free account

Log in or register
Sign up for more articles like this
Subscribe to Bisnow's National Newsletters
Related Stories

Wall Street Impatient For Big Tech Returns On Data Center Spending

As AI Adoption Ramps Up, Half A Million Property Managers Are In The Crosshairs

Treasuries Hover Around 4.7% As Wall Street Questions If Warsh Is A 'Dove In Hawk's Clothing'

Avison Young Had Assets Frozen By Bank Over Unpaid Taxes

Camden Property Trust Sells West Coast Portfolio, Clears $1.5B Target

Churchill Downs Plans To Sell 9 Casinos, Focus On Horse Racing

Bringing Stability And Savings To CRE Insurance Through Working Layer

More Hotel Owners In Need Of Cash Are Getting It From The Big Brands

Former Arms Dealer Targeting Heartland Apartment Takeover Files For Bankruptcy

SEC Charges REIT, Its Founders With Alleged $152M Fraud Scheme

Equinix Ramps Up Spending Plans Amid Faster-Than-Expected AI Shift

Cortland, Pulte, INVH, Walker & Dunlop Execs Talk Changing Demographics, AI