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AUGUST 31, 2019

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Seniors Housing

Exclusive Research: On Solid Ground

Results from the sixth annual NREI /NIC seniors housing survey show a positive outlook over the coming year for sector performance and access to capital, along with predictions for a steady pace of transaction activity.  A majority of respondents in the latest piece in the NREI Research Series believe the sector will continue to perform well with both occupancy and rent growth in the coming year.

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Retail

Store Closings Could Hit 12,000 By the End of the Year

The so-called “retail apocalypse” continues as massive U.S. retail chains, including Payless ShoeSource, Gymboree, Gap and Dressbarn have already announced 7,888 stores closures this year, according to global marketing research firm Coresight Research. That number easily beats the 5,844 total store closures in all of 2018, which included all  Toys ‘R’ Us stores, as well as hundreds of Sears and Kmart  locations.

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Alternative Properties

SFR Rent Growth Continues to Show Healthy Momentum

Rents continue to rise quickly in the single-family rental (SFR) sector. "We continue to see tremendous opportunity,” said Dallas Tanner, president and CEO of Invitation Homes, an SFR REIT, in announcing the company’s results for the second quarter of 2019. “Rent growth exceeded our expectations.”

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Analysis

Multifamily

Borrowers in the Multifamily Sector Are Increasingly Looking for CMBS Loans

CMBS lenders may be gaining in popularity with multifamily borrowers as  Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae slow down in the race to make loans on apartment properties.

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Office

The Open Office Concept Is Beginning to Show its Limitations

The open office concept has been touted as the answer, with claims that it provides collaborative, amenity-rich workspaces that young workers prefer. But studies indicate that open office space: reduces face-to-face interactions, productivity and work quality; causes workers to wear noise-cancelling earphones; induces high stress levels and high blood pressure; and increases sick days and employee turnover.  

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Finance & Investment

Five CRE Economists Offer Advice for Today's Real Estate Investors

We asked five real estate economists and researchers to offer their advice for today’s commercial real estate investor.

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Office

The Top 20 Tech Talent Markets in 2019

There's been some jockeying among the top tech talent markets in North America, according to the latest Scoring Tech Talent  report from CBRE, which was released last month. The report analyzes labor market conditions, cost and quality among highly-skilled workers in Canada and the U.S. 

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Commentary

Multifamily

What Is Innovative Living and Why Is It the Future of U.S. Real Estate?

To understand what we mean by innovative living, and why it’s a core focus for us, it’s important to first look to the demographic and societal shifts that are influencing consumer demand. This can best be exemplified by examining the needs and wants of the largest generation in U.S. history : millennials.

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NREI Wire

Americans Pushed to the Suburbs as City Prices Soar Out of Reach

The suburbs are back. For most of the past five years, homebuyers in the U.S. have flocked to vibrant sections of cities where they can walk to a grocery store, restaurants and shops. But new data from Redfin Corp. show that soaring home prices are starting to pump the brakes on that trend, because people simply can’t afford to live in places where they don’t need a car.

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