Commercial Real Estate Crisis, Rising Rates, and Adaptive Reuse Strategies

Update: 2025-10-06

Description

In this episode, Steve Hamoen examines the commercial real estate crisis, focusing on how rising interest rates and the pandemic affect office occupancy. He discusses banks' challenges, investment opportunities in distressed assets, and the multifamily housing sector. Steve also highlights commercial investment growth in the Asia Pacific, sector performance, and geopolitical risks. The conversation covers positive momentum in the living sector, central banks' influence, Louisville's retail market trends, and new developments. It concludes with the revival of the Scottish investment market, Toys R Us' retail strategy shift, and the potential of adaptive reuse.

(0:00 ) Introduction and Current Commercial Real Estate Crisis Dynamics
(0:36 ) Rising Interest Rates and Pandemic's Impact on Office Occupancy
(1:52 ) Banking Challenges and Investment Opportunities in Distressed Assets
(2:55 ) Multifamily Housing and Federal Reserve's Response to Market
(3:50 ) Asia Pacific Commercial Investment Surge and Sector Performance
(5:30 ) Geopolitical Risks and Office Investment in Asia Pacific
(6:47 ) Living Sector's Positive Momentum and Central Banks' Influence
(8:01 ) Louisville's Retail Market Trends and New Developments
(11:53 ) Scottish Investment Market Revival and Office Sector Growth
(14:39 ) Toys R Us' Strategy Shift and Repurposing Retail Spaces
(17:00 ) Conclusion and Final Thoughts on Adaptive Reuse Potential