WMRE Daily
WMRE Daily

MAY 18, 2021

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Apartment Rents on the Rise in Most Markets

Some markets have fully recovered from pandemic dips and will see rent gains north of 5.0 percent by the end of the year.

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WMRE's Common Area: What's Trending in Net Lease Investment

Boulder Group's Randy Blankstein discusses the current lay of the land in the net lease world, including what investors need to know about the potential change in how like-kind exchanges are taxed.

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Remarkably Resilient

As the new net lease sector shakes off COVID-19 paralysis, investor interest could surge.

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In Case You Missed It...

Top 20 Markets for Apartment Construction Completions

According to a recent report from real estate services firm CBRE, the nation’s 24 top markets for construction saw a total of 282,500 apartment units completed from the second quarter of 2020 through the end of the first quarter of 2021, an increase of 1.8 percent compared to existing inventory. The notable trend this year has been  how many smaller markets in the South and Southwest, including Austin, Texas, Charlotte, N.C. and Nashville, have seen increases  to their existing inventories that were significantly above that national average.

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WMRE Wire

Hedge Fund Millennium to Try Three Office Days a Week This Fall

Employees at Izzy Englander’s firm will be required to come into the office three days a week and can work the remainder from home.

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California Home Prices Shoot Past $800,000 for the First Time

The surge is, in many ways, a snapshot of what’s happening across the U.S., where tight inventory and low mortgage rates are fueling prices.

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Seven Must Reads for the CRE Industry Today

Rising rent prices could contribute to stronger long-term inflation trends, according to the Business Insider. Commercial Observer looks at how proptech boomed during the pandemic. These are among today’s must reads from around the commercial real estate industry.

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