10 Must Reads for the CRE Industry Today (July 13, 2015)
Janet Yellen insists there will be an interest rate hike in 2015, notes CNBC. The Blackstone Group is selling 1,300 single-family homes in Atlanta because they don’t fit its portfolio strategy, reports...
View ArticleSingle-Family Investors Prune Portfolios
Large investors continue to buy single-family homes, though not as many as they bought just two years ago when home prices were lower and many of these investors were building their portfolios to reach...
View ArticleA Millennial’s Perspective on Commercial Real Estate
Nicole Weinberger How is Gen Y going to use technology to affect the industry’s brokerage side? What’s the impact on commercial real estate?read more
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MetLife provided $505 million in refinancing for an Orlando hotel portfolio, reports Bloomberg. Hudson’s Bay chairman Richard Baker recommends other retail chain follow Hudson’s real estate strategy,...
View Article10 Must Reads for the CRE Industry Today (August 12, 2015)
John Paulson is starting to sell the land parcels he’s been acquiring since the recession, reports Bloomberg. The Street looks at how investing in commercial real estate has gotten easier. J.P. Morgan...
View Article10 Must Reads from the CRE Industry Today (August 13, 2015)
As commercial real estate prices are pushed up around the world, experts worry that the global market is overheating, according to the Wall Street Journal. American Apparel is considering filing for...
View Article10 Must Reads for the CRE Industry Today (August 18, 2015)
New Orleans is seeing a surge of redevelopment, following restored confidence in its flood control system, Reuters reports. The JBG Cos. may be considering selling off a major portion of its portfolio...
View ArticleInternational Money Is Stretching Out the Recovery Cycle
Remember the phrase “follow the money”—meaning that understanding a complex deal requires examines where funds are heading? Today, an appreciation of our elongated recovery might actually mean looking...
View Article10 Must Reads for the CRE Industry Today (August 24, 2015)
Commercial real estate brokerages suffer stock setbacks as the market seems to be cooling off, reports Bloomberg. Crain’s New York Business looks at the history of Hudson Yards, set to be the largest...
View Article10 Must Reads for the CRE Industry Today (August 26, 2015)
The Blackstone Group appointed Eli Khouri as head of its Equity Office unit, reports Bloomberg. Japanese firm Unizo Holdings agreed to buy 370 Lexington Avenue in New York City for $247 million,...
View ArticleDevelopers Move Into Single-Family Rental Homes Sector
After the global financial crash, it seemed like the housing market would take years to work through its inventory of unwanted single-family houses. Now, however, there are far fewer homes available...
View ArticleBaby Boomers, Less Homeownership Supports Apartment Markets
The apartment business is depending on strong demographics and stronger demand to keep absorbing the hundreds of thousands of apartments still planned to open this year.read more
View Article10 Must Reads for the CRE Industry Today (September 9, 2015)
REITs no longer attract the same investor interest as they did a few years ago, reports the Wall Street Journal. Citigroup estimates a 55 percent chance of global recession stemming from Chinese...
View Article10 Must Reads for the CRE Industry Today (September 15, 2015)
Rambleside Holdings made an offer to buy two Morgans Hotel Group assets for $507 million, according to Bloomberg. Chico’s is considering a private equity buyout, reports Chain Store Age. Elizabeth...
View Article10 Must Reads for the CRE Industry Today (September 18, 2015)
The Federal Reserve voted to keep the interest rate unchanged for now, reports The New York Times. The number of renters in the market continues to rise, according to the Wall Street Journal. Seeking...
View Article10 Must Reads for the CRE Industry Today (September 22, 2015)
Bloomberg looks at the logic behind the Starwood Waypoint and Colony merger. Real estate managers predict lower returns from the sector going forward, according to Pensions & Investments. Business...
View Article10 Must Reads for the CRE Industry Today (September 28, 2015)
Bloomberg predicts that discounts in REIT stocks may lead to more buyouts. Amazon plans to establish a tech hub in downtown Detroit, reports Detroit Free Press. Institutional investors’ bet on...
View ArticleChinese Money Flows into US Housing
Chinese are now the top foreign buyers of domestic properties, according to the National Association of Realtors. read more
View Article10 Must Reads for the CRE Industry Today (October 8, 2015)
Blackstone will acquire life sciences property REIT BioMed Realty for $4.8 billion, reports Bloomberg. Fortune predicts that multifamily rents will rise by 8 percent in 2016. MarketWatch looks at five...
View Article10 Must Reads for the CRE Industry Today (October 9, 2015)
Uniqlo’s strategy of expanding through suburban malls has not worked out as planned, reveals Fortune. Seattle’s government, in the midst of a tech boom, is trying to prevent the problems the boom...
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