BlackRock is not the only firm that declares now is the ideal time to invest in CRE. Things have been bad for investors, but they're on the way to get better, says DoubleLine, in another sign that a degree of optimism is returning to the markets.

In a new report, the firm reiterated that it's always darkest before the dawn, a sound, if overused, line since the English theologian Thomas Fuller used it in 1650. A religious consideration then, it plays on the broader thought that, over time, things eventually do become better.

In fact, a growing number, though not all, of CRE experts have been suggesting that things are turning for the better and that now is the time to consider investing again.

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