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Five Winners and Four Losers in RCA’s Tally of 2019’s Investment Sales
Winner: Multifamily sector. The sector saw the highest investment sales volume in 2019 of all the property types RCA tracks, at $183.5 billion. The...
Landmark San Francisco Project Sold at Loss by China Builder
The Oceanwide Center site, which includes offices, upscale condos and a Waldorf Astoria hotel, faced "huge challenges" on construction and cost...
Grocer Consolidation Is Expected to Continue. How Will It Impact Shopping Center Landlords?
While grocery-anchored shopping centers reign as the safest bet for investors in the troubled retail sector, they're not immune to many of the same...
10 Must Reads for the CRE Industry Today (Jan. 23, 2019)
Retailer Express to close around 100 stores by 2022, reports the Wall Street Journal. Some tech companies are choosing to work in old industrial...
Regional Properties Might Be Where the Money Is for the Gaming REITs
If Las Vegas were a playing card, it would be an ace, thanks to its stature in the gaming sector. But if you were to bet that Vegas collectively...
The Challenges of Fintech and How Real Estate Companies Can Overcome Them
The financial technology, or fintech, boom born in the consumer space is charging full-steam into the business-to-business world, offering...
10 Must Reads for the CRE Industry Today (Jan. 22, 2020)
Brexit and Bubbles: How Investors View Europe's Shaky Real Estate Market "For the first time in three years, foreign investors poured more money...
Will Private Equity RE Players Continue Raising Funds at a Breakneck Pace?
There's never been more private equity cash chasing real estate assets. And yet more funds than ever continue to come to the market. That could...
Detroit’s Revival Is Anchored in Its Train Station
Ford Motor is transforming the long-vacant Michigan Central Station, part of the city's overall resurgence. Once, High Street Retail Was a Safe Bet...
Five Must Reads for the CRE Industry Today (January 21, 2019)
Bisnow chronicles the happenings at this year’s annual REBNY banquet in New York City. The San Francisco Chronicle profiles how Related Cos. is...
Multifamily Pros Work to Unlock the Value of Historic Buildings
New modern, luxury urban apartment buildings sometimes can have a cookie-cutter feel (at least the ones that aren't soaring to ever-greater heights...
NREI's Common Area, Episode 26
In this episode of Common Area Podcast, David Bodamer shares results from NREI's recent survey, which gauges how the CRE industry views President...
Where Are the Opportunities for Student Housing Developers in the Decade Ahead?
Over the next decade, research shows further growth in aggregate enrollment in higher education in the U. S. and continued growth in first...
Five Major Points in MSCI’S 2020 Emerging Trends in Real Estate Report
MSCI, an American finance company, released its 2020 Emerging Real Estate Trends report today. The main themes of the report revolve around the...
Reverse Logistics Are a Growing Challenge for Retailers. But Here’s How They Benefit Industrial Property Owners
With online retail sales rising by 10 percent annually, the volume of returns is also growing. According to research from market data firm Statista...
Which Troubled Retailers Might Run Out of Time in 2020?
U. S. store closures in 2019 set an all-time record with roughly 9,300 closings, reported global marketing research firm Coresight Group. That...
CMBS Delinquencies to Stay Low in 2020—With One Exception
All signs point to CMBS delinquencies staying at their current low level in the year ahead. The 30+ day delinquency metric had reached a new post...
Koch-Backed Safe Harbor Marinas Exploring a $2 Billion Sale
The firm has interviewed advisers about selling Safe Harbor Marinas LLC, which is expected to fetch more than $2 billion, said one of the people,...
Good Student Housing Deals Prove Hard to Find in Smaller Markets
Citing a disconnect on cap rate expectations, a growing number of investors have walked away from negotiations to buy and sell student housing...
Claim Tax Deductions for Prior Building Repairs During Renewed TPR Filing Period
The 2019 tax filing season presents a great opportunity for real estate businesses to capture significant tax benefits due to potential...
Publicly-Traded REITs Just Posted Their Best Performance in Five Years. It May Not Last.
As measured by their total returns, REITs blew the roof off the market in 2019. Overall, the REIT sector posted a total return of 28.1 percent last...
Google Quietly Expands in New York in Wake of Amazon’s Stumble
The Alphabet Inc. unit has added thousands of jobs since it set up shop in the Chelsea neighborhood in 2006, and plans to add thousands more on...
Why One Firm is Betting on “Pooled Loans” to Cut Costs for CRE Borrowers
Anyone who has shopped at Costco knows that buying in bulk can often translate to lower prices. Eastern Union aims to prove that the same principle...
Mall-Based Retailers Take Beating After U.S. Shoppers Turn Away
Kohl's Corp., J. C. Penney Co. and L Brands Inc. all reported drops in same-store sales, which is a critical measure of retail success. Macy's Inc....
Despite Impeachment, President Trump Retains Slight Support from CRE Pros
As he starts his fourth year in office, President Trump has been impeached by the House for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. The Senate...
10 Must Reads for the CRE Industry Today (Jan. 8, 2020)
Point, Click, Own: Firms Transform How to Buy Investment Homes "Buying a home as an investment property has long been too complex or daunting a...
Pier 1 Dives After Unveiling Staff Cuts, Reorganization Plan
The company has also drafted a bankruptcy plan and canceled some orders, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Late on Monday, Pier 1...
What Does Tech Disruption in the Residential Sector Say About the Future of CRE Brokers?
Although the commercial real estate industry has generally been slow to adopt technology, that is starting to change, particularly on the brokerage...
Investment Sales Prices Find Some Late Cycle Momentum
The $14.5-million sale of the Sand Cove Apartments in St. Pete Beach, Fla. last month isn't a deal that would normally stand out amid the crowded...
Manhattan’s Flood of New Condos Could Take Six Years to Sell
The borough has 7,050 unsold, newly built units, according to a report by Halstead Development Marketing. The bulk of those -- almost 6,000 --...