Market Insights

The national housing crisis is intensifying. Depending on the resource, experts estimate the nation is short between 3 million and 7 million housing units to meet current demand. Most real estate experts call for increased new housing construction to solve the housing problem.

The need for affordable housing in the U.S. has never been greater, but supply is not keeping up with demand. High costs of construction and insurance, as well as elevated interest rates, make it difficult to get affordable housing development deals completed in the current environment. As a result, developers and finance leaders are looking for innovative strategies to close budget gaps and get deals done.

Considering selling your business? Preparation and timing are key factors in achieving maximum valuation and helping minimize surprises.

Multifamily investors are facing a challenging capital environment. From interest rate volatility to negative price discovery to a loan maturity wall, there is a long list of obstacles for multifamily investors to overcome. For that reason, it is more important than ever to work closely with a mortgage banking expert to find creative capital solutions for multifamily properties.

The challenges and opportunities of the self-insured employer market were the focus of a panel at the 11th Annual Cain Brothers Private Company Healthcare Conference in New York. Dave Johnson, Founder and CEO at 4sight Health, moderated the discussion with Don Trigg, CEO at apree health, and Glen Tullman, CEO at Transcarent.

At the 11th Annual Cain Brothers Private Company Healthcare Conference in New York, Matt Margulies, Managing Director at Cain Brothers, moderated a panel about recovering M&A markets and unique private equity investment perspectives for 2025.

In the post-pandemic era, healthcare organizations find themselves facing a new set of challenges, including skilled worker burnout, high turnover, and increasing expenses. Many are turning to innovations such as artificial intelligence (AI) and automation, not only to overcome these obstacles but to help streamline operations and simplify internal processes.

See how our leading experts interpret the news, trends, and opportunities this year already brings. In our 2025 market outlook, our Key Wealth Chief Investment Office team delves into the latest research and insights to help you navigate our evolving political landscape, inflation, tariffs, immigration, deregulation, tax policy, interest rates, and market and economic data so you can make informed decisions and grow your portfolio.

Regardless of where rates are headed, lenders must quote deals in multiple ways to meet the client’s needs.

Heading into 2025, a variety of factors could reinforce or derail positive sentiment among business leaders, including shifts in political power, decreasing interest rates, geopolitical turmoil and others.

Each quarter, KeyBank’s Director of Applied Economics and Analytics Ben Demko breaks down recent data focused on macroeconomic, industry, and market risks for stress testing, loss estimation, asset management, resource allocation, and profit planning. The results are used in our Economic Outlook newsletter.

Inflation is pushing business leaders to make tough decisions about how to move forward. Rising costs and shrinking profit margins are creating uncertainty, while the need for increased productivity through technology and process improvements is more crucial than ever.