Despite Economic Upsets, Investment in Commercial Real Estate Holds SteadyIn their newly-released Capital Markets Report, commercial real estate services firm CBRE Group found that investments in U.S. commercial real estate totaled $166.8 billion in the second quarter of 2022, a glimmer of good news for the sector. 

After 7 billion dollars spent in the downtown area alone now the entire freeway system is seeing a major reconstruction and expansion in lanes, which is one of the most obvious indicators of the path of progress.One mistake a lot of people make when looking at economic statistics is to only include Milwaukee proper (The City of Milwaukee) which in some economic ways is kind of the "worst of" collection with it's economically challanged areas.

Home to The Ohio State University with nearly 60,000 students, 5 fortune 500 companies, over +25% population change since 2000, 2016 smart city challenge award winner gaining 50 million dollars in funding from the government ( https://www.columbus.gov/smartcity/), Intel is spending 20 Billion dollars to build two semiconductor plants, and many many more great things presently and coming in the future.

Paul Kaseberg's the author of an eBook on passive real estate investing that I think should be required reading for every beginner and pro.Paul’s sat on both sides of the table on over several $ billion of real estate deals.

So, why is McDonalds still spending billions on advertising?

Concurrently, the Federal Reserve continues to allow up to $95 billion monthly to roll off its balance sheet from maturing bonds, maintaining its current approach to policy tightening.Federal Reserve's Interest Rate Decision:The key interest rate remains steady, with the Federal Reserve maintaining it at 5.25%-5.5% for the third time in a row.

(TV subscription needed, but should be available soon widely)   I found a Free Sneak Peak here: 2) US banks could get slammed with another $160 billion in losses as commercial real estate faces its biggest crash since 20083) Among employees who use AI at work, 72% say it makes them more productive.Interest RatesRates continue their slow move downward after the elevator drop last week.

It is also building a huge medical research facility and will be hiring more medical than tech in the coming years which is saying a lot with Apple building its billion dollar 2nd campus here. 

Intel is investing $20 billion to build chip manufacturing plants in Licking County, which is projected to create 30,000 new jobs.

The FHFA has established the 2024 lending caps for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac at $70 billion each, totaling $140 billion for the year.