What Drives Investment in Building Energy Performance A recent report by the Institute of Real Estate Management explored what drives office property owners to improve their building’s energy performance. The report found energy efficient properties tend to have lower operating costs, higher rent prices, higher occupancy levels and better tenant retention. In short, clean energy … Read more
Happy Friday, investors and brokers! In today’s commercial real estate news, a write-up on Dodd-Frank’s slow roll out, a chastising of luxury brands slow online adoption, and Whole Foods struggles for its sixth straight quarter. Killing Dodd-Frank Before the Rules are Even Fully Written Despite being around for nearly 7 years now, nearly a third … Read more
In today’s commercial real estate news, investors excited about Dodd-Frank’s repeal should wait to celebrate, student housing is popular but hard to get a loan for, and several large firms are selling more commercial real estate than buying. Dodd-Frank’s Tentacles Go Deep. They Won’t Be Cut Fast or Easily Investors excited about President Trump rolling … Read more
Commercial real estate crowdfunding laws can be dense, yet more than ever, commercial investors are harnessing the power of the internet to raise funds on the fly. Crowd-sourcing websites like realtyshares.com, realtymogul.com and realcrowd.com draw in droves of investors on the daily, and the demand doesn’t appear to be slowing down anytime soon. In 2015, … Read more
In today’s commercial real estate news, the largest public farmland REIT was formed in a merger, surveys show banks are tightening up on multifamily loans, and LA’s rents are likely to climb even higher in the next year. Largest Public Farmland Real Estate Investment Trust Formed Farmland Partners, Inc. and American Farmland Company have merged … Read more
Welcome back to the work week, investors. In today’s commercial real estate news, flipping houses is popular again, diverse experiences in malls must become popular, and Airbnb is set to become less popular in New York after short-term rental laws are enforced. House Flipping is Back, With All its Opportunities and Risks According to Trulia, … Read more
Happy Friday! In today’s commercial real estate news, commercial real estate is the focus of this year’s economic stress test, Germany becomes Europe’s premiere place to do commercial deals, and landlords are embracing the millennial workplace. Fed Puts More Emphasis on Commercial Real Estate in 2017 Stress Test The government is putting commercial lenders feet … Read more
Good morning! In today’s commercial real estate news, there’s an infrastructure boom on the horizon, retailers are struggling but there are many opportunities for wily investors, and Paul Ryan says tax reform is not the number one concern of Congress at this time. Are We Entering the Golden Age of Infrastructure? The Trump administration has … Read more
The commercial real estate news for February 1st covers the fate of the ACA and healthcare REITs, a struggling Sears, and a robust housing market. Despite Uncertainty Over Drive to Repeal Obamacare, Investors Banking on Demographics to Maintain Healthy Outlook for Health-Care Properties Healthcare REITs staggered a bit in the aftermath of the unexpected election … Read more