While the unprecedented levels of fiscal and monetary stimulus have helped keep the economy afloat during the pandemic, it could ultimately result in market volatility, according to the Urban Land Institute's Global 2021 Outlook
ULI says stock market bubbles and renewed inflationary pressure in the US and Europe have become much larger concerns for CRE leaders than they were last year.
"In the US in particular, we have an asset pricing bubble that's not in real estate per se—I don't think we're leading this," a US investment manager told ULI. "But if you just look at the multiples of companies that trade in these different indices, I do think that there is a real risk of an asset pricing bubble resetting, and that would have a very material impact on real estate."
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Leslie Shaver
Les Shaver has been covering commercial and residential real estate for almost 20 years. His work has appeared in Multifamily Executive, Builder, units, Arlington Magazine in addition to GlobeSt.com and Real Estate Forum.
