Apartment dealmakers may find an opportunity to build new apartments around the shells of under-performing or empty regional malls. Hundreds of troubled shopping malls may be seized by lenders over the next year, experts say. “In the current market with the pandemic,...
Midsize Tenants Dominate Demand for Industrial Space
E-commerce and last mile logistics tenants are fueling additional demand for industrial space expansion in the U.S., spurring midsize space users to dominate the industrial market. Midsize industrial tenants—those who occupy 50,000-sq.-ft. to 300,000-sq.-ft....
Where To Invest In Real Estate In 2019
Halfway through the year real estate markets across the country hold different potential for investors, and favor different investment strategies. Some markets are over-priced—are they bubbles waiting to burst? Some boast strong demand, reflected in high home price...
There Are More Real Estate Investment Options Than Ever – Here’s What You Need To Know About Them
Malcolm Gladwell states that it takes 10,000 hours of practice to become an expert at something. That means it would take nearly five years to become an expert at a discipline if you practice every weekday for eight hours. Yet when it comes to real estate, some people...
CRE Property Prices Still Reaching for the Peak
Ten years into this expansion cycle and properties are continuing to post impressive price growth. Property price growth rose 1.1 percent in May from April, the biggest monthly increase since early 2015, according to the latest U.S. National All-Property Index tracked...
Three Ways To Exceed Investment Objectives Through Allocation In Real Estate
It is not a well-kept secret: For decades, the top educational endowment funds, such as Harvard and Yale, have achieved higher investment returns with moderate volatility. Their secret is their allocation in alternative investments, including private real estate....
Most Investors Plan to Increase Senior Housing Activity
Senior housing investment activity is expected to pick up. In the US senior housing and investor care survey from CBRE, 62% of investors questioned said they plan to increase senior housing purchases over the next 12 months, while 34% of respondents said that they...
Is Blockchain CRE’s Missing Data Link?
Consumers often speak glowingly about new innovation, but business leaders know the value comes in its application. The much talked about blockchain technology not only creates a secure ledger for commercial real estate properties, but it also can standardize data and...
Which Office Markets Will Have the Longest Runway in the Current Real Estate Cycle?
A new study from real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield (C&W) offers insights into which industries and markets will continue to grow regardless of a real estate correction. The report presents an overall analysis of employment trends in 35 metropolitan...
Crate and Barrel Acquires Home Décor Brand with Eye to Store Expansion
Crate and Barrel has big plans for its newly acquired boutique brand. The home furnishing retailer announced its acquisition of Hudson Grace, a boutique home decor, entertaining and gift brand based in San Francisco. Founded in 2012, Hudson Grace is known for modern...
Global Office Occupancy Costs on the Rise
The cost to lease prime office space has risen across the globe, in some cases significantly, for the year ending March 31, according to a new report by CBRE. It analyzed 122 markets and found that 85 posted cost increases. Average costs for leasing the best office...
Real-Estate Stocks in High Demand as Trade Battle Brews
Many investors are turning to real-estate stocks as a safe haven during the U.S.-China trade dispute that has been whipsawing the stock market. Real-estate investment trusts—shares of companies that own office towers, hotels, shopping malls and other commercial...
Mall Landlords Can Benefit from Retail Space Sharing
Rising vacancies are giving rise to sharing retail space, a concept involving multiple digital brands sharing space with shorter term rental agreements. Traditional bricks-and-mortar retailers normally sign a lease of around five to 10 years, according to Jeff Berta,...
Profits Are Up for Independent Mortgage Banks in 2019
According to the Mortgage Bankers Association's newly released Quarterly Mortgage Bankers Performance Report, U.S. independent mortgage banks (IMBs) and mortgage subsidiaries of chartered banks reported a net gain of $285 on each loan they originated in the first...
Blackstone Bets $18.7 Billion on Amazon Effect in Warehouse Deal
The mall is now a warehouse, and Blackstone Group LP is betting $18.7 billion on the shift. That’s how much the alternative investment manager is paying for 179 million square feet of urban logistics properties -- the warehouses used by Amazon.com Inc. and other...
4.1% Annual Growth in Office Asking Rents Above Five-year Compound Annual Growth Rate
Transwestern’s first quarter national office report confirmed the general opinion that the U.S. office market remains strong, with overall vacancy holding steady at 9.8%. National average asking rents nudged higher during the quarter to $26.63 per square foot,...
Nonresidential Construction Spending Up 6.4% Year Over Year in April
cording to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data released today, national nonresidential construction spending rose 0.3% in April, totaling $792.6 billion on a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, which is a 6.4% increase compared...
What Can Building a Tower on Top of its Herald Square Store Do for Macy’s?
Seeking to cash in on its most valuable real estate asset, Macy Inc.’s CEO Jeff Gennette confirmed that the department store retailer is considering plans to build a 1.2-million-sq.-ft. skyscraper on top of its Herald Square flagship store in Manhattan, Bloomberg...
USGBC receives funding for LEED for Cities and Communities Program
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) received a new $500,000 grant from Bank of America to support the LEED for Cities and Communities Program. The money will be used to support LEED certification of 15 U.S. cities and communities. The grant provides financial...
Retail-Based Healthcare Clinics Expanding at Fast Pace
Changes in healthcare reform, tech, demographics and consumer preferences are fueling the growth of a new retail format. Retail-based healthcare clinics have grown 47% in the past three years, according to new research from JLL. The Retail and the New Healthcare...
Retail-Based Healthcare Clinics Expanding at Fast Pace
Changes in healthcare reform, tech, demographics and consumer preferences are fueling the growth of a new retail format. Retail-based healthcare clinics have grown 47% in the past three years, according to new research from JLL. The Retail and the New Healthcare...
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