WMRE Daily
WMRE Daily

JUNE 22, 2021

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CMBS Borrowers Face Refinancing Challenges

Nearly $130 billion in CMBS debt reaches maturity before the end of 2022. Given the distress still rippling through the retail and hotel sectors, some borrowers will have a tough time finding new capital.

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Investors Explore UPREITs as Alternative to 1031s

The UPREIT structure leverages Section 721 of the Internal Revenue Code, which allows investors to contribute ownership of a property to a partnership subsidiary of a REIT in exchange for a partnership interest or operating partnership (OP) units. Effectively, the OP units are used as currency.

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JPMorgan Asset-Management Arm Buys $5.3 Billion Forest Investor

The firm agreed to buy Campbell Global, which manages more than 1.7 million acres of forests, to participate in the carbon-offset markets.

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Prosus to Expand ‘Dark Stores’ in $16 Billion Food Business

The tech investor plans to invest further in small warehouses in busy markets known as “dark stores” for grocery deliveries.

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10 Must Reads for the CRE Industry Today

Real estate companies are receiving more auditor warnings about potential bankruptcies, reports The Wall Street Journal. ETF Trends concludes potential changes to the 1031 exchange legislation are unlikely to affect REITs and real estate ETFs. These are among today’s must reads from around the commercial real estate industry.

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