In October 2025, the commercial real estate (CRE) market in USA saw its first decline in transaction volume in nearly two years[1]. The value of sold CRE assets fell year-on-year, breaking a streak of growth and revealing a growing deadlock between buyers and sellers. Sales reached $24.4 billion[2], about 70% of the level from October 2019. Overall, in the first nine…
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