George Ratiu, Director of Quantitative & Commercial Research with the National Association of REALTORS (NAR), joins the host of America’s Commercial Real Estate Show to discuss in some depth the annual Market Expectations and Realities Outlook Report for 2019 ~ Uncharted Territory, just published by NAR, Deloitte, and Situs RERC. They’ve elected to add “Uncharted Territory” to the title of this report. How apt this name in fact is as he discusses the current economic run, how long it been going, and how this last year was such a surge. Displayed and discussed with regard to effects on commercial real estate are charts for quarterly GDP growth, unemployment rates, total supply of existing homes, and Situs RERC ratings of investment alternatives.