Capital markets – especially in the hot multi-family sector – are coming around to the idea that there’s no time like right now for buyers, sellers and finance firms.

While there were a lot of positive moves in the country’s strongest office markets during 2011, the smaller cities will likely have to wait a few years to see their recoveries.

Commercial real estate markets will continue to improve in 2012 because of the relative yield they offer. With a flat economy comes a rising CRE marketplace.

The year reached a high point in the heady days of summer, but flattened as the weather turned colder. Take a look back at the year in CPE’s capital markets coverage.

The weather’s getting colder, but purses and wallets are getting warmer — and, in the retail space, retailers, landlords and investors are eager to capitalize on pent-up consumer demand.

Some economic indicators haven’t been very encouraging of late, but a few reports see the capital available to U.S. companies as ripe for investment opportunities.

Despite today’s news from Greece, a number of studies and reports have closely monitored the world economy from a capital perspective, and results have been mixed. But, on closer inspection, real estate investment has been surprisingly resilient.

The domestic employment figures have hit home the fact that economic recovery is less than a sure thing. But what does the roller coaster of job numbers mean for commercial real estate?

While it’s been a negative few months for the CMBS market, from delinquencies to the removal of lender options, there are still reasons to keep the faith.

While the worries about a double-dip recession are valid, there are strong fundamentals within commercial real estate – especially in multi-family and some office markets – that may hold off disaster.