In today’s commercial real estate news, the MBA CREF is off to a cautiously optimistic start, low oil prices lead to a sagging commercial market, and a list of retailers set to close stores over the coming year. Nine Takeaways from Day One of the MBA CREF Conference This year’s MBA Commercial Real Estate Finance/Multifamily Housing … Read more
Welcome back to the work week! In today’s commercial real estate news, a report on the healthiest (and least healthiest) cities in America, a new hope for the struggling Macy’s, and good news from Dallas, TX. This is the Least Healthy City in America Out of the 150 most populous cites in America, Detroit is … Read more
Enjoy your weekend, investors! But first, catch up on today’s commercial real estate news. Articles include landlords struggling with a flood of e-commerce packages, a Los Angeles measure to pause housing developments, and a flashback to a year ago when developers expressed concern over a border wall. Boxed in: NYC Landlords Struggling to Deal with … Read more
In today’s commercial real estate news: an interview on the hotel sector, a Japanese giant acquires a major American investor and foreign investors have an uncertain future ahead of them. Q&A With MCR Development CEO On His Outlook for the Hotel Sector While many experts predict the hotel industry will experience slightly lower occupancy levels … Read more
Eight Trends in Commercial Real Estate A quick overview of the ways commercial real estate is evolving. Highlights include energy efficient buildings, pop-up retail stores and the opportunities offered to commercial investors by legalized marijuana. The Top 10 Cities Americans Are Moving To American are moving less, but when they do, it’s often to one … Read more
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
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