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10 Must Reads for the CRE Industry Today (September 5, 2019)
The World's Largest Starbucks Will Open Soon in Chicago. Here's When the Mag Mile Gets its Reserve Roastery "The highly anticipated Starbucks...

10 Must Reads for the CRE Industry Today (September 3, 2019)
East Bay Tenants Face Eviction as Developer Converts Units to Affordable Housing "A San Francisco developer is turning apartments in the East Bay...

HUD Reforms Would Allow Affordable Seniors Housing Projects to Access New Capital Sources
Owners of non-profit seniors housing projects are anxiously awaiting a final announcement on reforms that would unlock debt and equity financing...

Potential Buyout of CyrusOne Could Signal More Data Center M&As to Come
The potential go-private acquisition of CyrusOne Inc. would whittle down the number of publicly-traded, pure-play data center REITs to four-and...

Store Closings Could Hit 12,000 By the End of the Year
The so-called "retail apocalypse" continues as massive U. S. retail chains, including Payless ShoeSource, Gymboree, Gap and Dressbarn have already...

Five CRE Economists Offer Advice for Today's Real Estate Investors
We asked five real estate economists and researchers to offer their advice for today's commercial real estate investor. Amid trade tensions,...

10 Must Reads for the CRE Industry Today (August 28, 2019)
Airbnb Muscling Aside Brokers for Hamptons Summer Business "In the Hamptons, changing tastes in favor of shorter vacations, a growing supply of...

The Open Office Concept Is Beginning to Show its Limitations
More than anything else, office tenants want to attract and retain the right talent and are willing to pay a rent premium for office space...

Trade War Hits Housing as Building in U.S. Factory Areas Slows
In major manufacturing counties, permits to build single-family houses declined 3.8% in the second quarter from a year earlier, compared with 11%...

Hudson’s Bay to Sell Lord & Taylor to Le Tote for $100 Million
Of the total, a quarter will come in the form of a promissory note payable in cash after two years. Additionally, Hudson's Bay will take a stake in...

The Top 20 Tech Talent Markets in 2019
Using data from CBRE's seventh annual Scoring Tech Talent report, here's a list of the top 20 markets in North America. There's been some jockeying...

Borrowers in the Multifamily Sector Are Increasingly Looking for CMBS Loans
CMBS lenders may be gaining in popularity with multifamily borrowers as Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae slow down in the race to make loans on apartment...

Drop in Treasuries Puts Renewed Focus on Rate Floors
A year ago, most people thought interest rates were moving up. The reality has been just the opposite. Treasuries have plummeted and pulled lending...

WeWork Rival IWG Mulls Spinoff for U.S. Business, Sky Says
IWG Chief Executive Officer Mark Dixon is in talks with investment banks about creating a standalone business to rival WeWork Cos., the London...

10 Must Reads for the CRE Industry Today (August 26, 2019)
Trump's Signature New York Hotel and the Art of the Compromise "The Trump Organization is expected to overhaul the signage, reflecting in part the...

Steadfast’s New REIT Plans to Focus on Development and Renovation in a Tough Acquisition Environment
A multifamily powerhouse that envisions spending as much as $300 million a year on ground-up development, as well as millions of dollars on...

10 Must Reads for the CRE Industry Today (August 23, 2019)
CRE's Top 10 Issues: A Deeper Dive "Counselors of Real Estate chair Julie Melander takes a more intensive look into the key issues impacting the...

Gap Sales Decline Again, Even at Old Navy
Same-store sales, a closely watched metric in retail, fell 4% at the overall company in the second quarter, which was worse than expected. Old Navy...

NYC Says U.S. Open Tennis Venue Shortchanged the City on Rent
City Comptroller Scott Stringer also found an $8 million discrepancy in USTA financial reports, indicating that an additional $82,000 may be owed...

Commercial Exchange: The National Marketplace Attracting CRE Investors
Find your next commercial property investment on commercialexchange.com Commercial Exchange: The National Marketplace Attracting CRE Investors

Barneys Wants ‘Strong Digitally Focused Partner’ for Next Stage
"We have a very tight timeline to come out of this chapter," said Katherine Bahamonde Monasebian, chief digital and technology officer at the...

Another WeWork Rival Lures Cash, Tapping Brookfield and Equinox
New York-based startup Industrious raised $80 million from backers including Brookfield Properties, luxury fitness chain Equinox and the Canada...

RCA’s Jim Costello Breaks Down the Firm’s Latest CPPI Numbers
Research firm Real Capital Analytics (RCA) came out with its new CPPI today, showing that the national all-property price index rose by 6.3 percent...

Yield Curve Inversion Might Be a Good Thing for CRE Investors
The yield curve inversion can help borrowers in the commercial real estate industry, some industry sources say. The yield on the benchmark 10-year...

Can the Apartment Market Sustain its Momentum?
The apartment sector is the strongest it's been in years, according to industry experts. "Terrific absorption has pushed occupancy upward to highs...

Apartment Occupancy Rate Hits a New High
Despite more than a decade of strong growth under its belt, the apartment sector occupancy rate continues to hit new highs. "Terrific absorption...

WeWork Gets Tax Rebate Meant for Its Small-Business Tenants
The New York-based company that revolutionized the commercial property business estimates it has received about 2 million pounds ($2.4 million) in...

Bank or Private Loan: Which Financing Strategy Should You Choose?
Borrowers looking to increase their assets and diversify their portfolios have more financing options today than ever before. Yet securing the...

July’s 30+ Days CMBS Delinquency Rate Falls to New Post-Crisis Low
The all-property CMBS delinquency rate fell to a new post-financial crisis low in July, according to both Trepp LLC and ratings agency Fitch. Trepp...

NYC Walk-Up Building Sells at a Discount, Setting Benchmark for New Rules
The five-story walk-up at 11 Carmine St. traded Thursday for $11.6 million, a 12% discount from the seller's last asking price, according to broker...