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The Fed as Backdrop, Psychology as Driver: Rethinking Commercial Real Estate
By Brendan Wewer
As the Federal Reserve reaches a point of inflection regarding future policy decisions, commercial real estate markets are watching closely. Potential rate cuts will affect borrowing costs, cap rates and sentiment.
But the real force keeping today’s markets “stuck” isn’t Chairman Jerome Powell’s next move—it’s psychology. Cap rates and deal volume are shaped more by confidence, fear and groupthink than by Fed policy. Waiting on the Fed risks paralysis; those who understand sentiment are best positioned to act.
The Fed as a Backdrop
Still, the Fed sets the stage. Its dual mandate—price stability and maximum employment—makes policy inherently complex. July’s CPI held at 2.7% year-over-year while core CPI rose to 3.1% on sticky services costs. PPI rose at its fastest pace in three years, even as payroll growth slowed and unemployment edged higher. Tariffs add another layer, keeping wholesale prices hotter than consumer prices and complicating the timing for cuts.
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Increased inventory, rising home prices continue to shape area housing market
By Jordan Arceneaux
The Greater Baton Rouge housing market continued a familiar pattern in October, with growing inventory providing more options for buyers, even as prices rose.
The latest figures from the Greater Baton Rouge Association of Realtors show increases across
nearly every metric, with pending and closed sales both up, alongside a jump in new listings.
A total of 727 homes sold last month in East Baton Rouge, Ascension and Livingston parishes, an 8% increase from the 673 homes sold in October 2024. From a year-to-date perspective, 7,720 homes have sold through October, up 2.8% from 7,511 through the first 10 months of 2024.
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