🏢 How Commercial Real Estate Interest Rates Affect Property Values: What Investors Need to Know 📈

Bill Rapp, CRE Broker

Published on: 08/10/2026

How Commercial Real Estate Interest Rates Affect Property Values Interest rates are one of the most important forces influencing commercial real estate values. When rates move, the impact extends far beyond the monthly mortgage payment.

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💰 Capitalization Rates Explained: A CRE Investor’s Guide 📊

Bill Rapp, CRE Broker

Published on: 22/08/2025

💰 Capitalization Rates Explained (and How to Use Them) When it comes to analyzing commercial real estate (CRE) deals, capitalization rates—commonly called cap rates—remain one of the most important metrics investors and business owners should understand. Whether you’re buying, selling, or refinancing, knowing how to use cap rates can help you make smarter investment decisions.

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🏢 Houston CRE: Tax Hike Avoided, But Is It Over? 💸

Bill Rapp, CRE Broker

Published on: 14/10/2024

Hey, Houston CRE owners, we dodged a bullet! 🚨 It looks like we avoided a hefty property tax increase after the state announced it would deliver $50 million in disaster relief funds to help recover from May’s derecho and July’s Hurricane Beryl 🌪️. For a moment there, commercial property owners were staring down a potential tax rate increase of at least 3.2 cents per $100 of assessed value! On a $10 million property, that could have meant a whopping $3,200 more in taxes per year. 😳

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