China Trade War Threat May Have Died Down, But CRE Is Still On the Front Lines

By Ely Razin, Contributing Editor

Chinese presence in U.S. commercial real estate seems to be waning, trade war or no trade war.

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Drugstore Chains Adapt New Real Estate Strategies to Compete with Online Sellers

By Liz Wolf, Contributing Writer

Drugstores seem to be on every corner, but how are they competing with Amazon and other online rivals?

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Fed Raises Rates; Officials Lift Outlook to Four 2018 Hikes

Bloomberg

The Federal Open Market Committee indicated that even though it’s stepping up the pace of interest-rate hikes, economic growth should continue apace.

Fannie and Freddie Should Hold Billions in Capital, FHFA Says

Bloomberg

The capital requirement, which the Federal Housing Finance Agency proposed Tuesday, would be suspended as long as the companies remain in federal conservatorship.

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Build Condos Above Stores, Shareholder Tells Hudson's Bay

Bloomberg

At its annual meeting, the owner of Saks Fifth Avenue heard from an exasperated shareholder wondering why the retailer’s not doing more to cash in on hot property.

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10 Must Reads for the CRE Industry Today

By NREI Staff

Alan Greenspan, the former Fed chairman, said the U.S. economy is already slowing, MarketWatch reports. The New York Times profiles how a Macy’s in Alexandria, Va., transformed into a homeless shelter. These are among today’s must reads from around the commercial real estate industry.

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