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“We Survived”: 2025 Is the Year of Informed Optimism

Survive to 2025 has been the industry mantra for the last two years. Now, commercial real estate investment is finally turning a corner.

By Kelsi Maree Borland (Sponsored by Matthews Real Estate Investment Services) | February 13, 2025 at 03:45 AM

Commercial real estate leaders entered 2024 with unbridled exuberance—but hopes of rapidly declining interest rates and improved economic fundamentals were quickly dashed. Ultimately, 2024 was another challenging year for commercial real estate investment.

This year, industry leaders are once again optimistic, but this time, it is different, according to Kyle Matthews, CEO & Founder of Matthews Real Estate Investment Services. He is entering 2025 with an informed optimism based on a wealth of data and a robust technology tool kit designed to support growth.

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