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SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

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HUD Reforms Would Allow Affordable Seniors Housing Projects to Access New Capital Sources

By Beth Mattson-Teig, Contributing Writer

Owners of non-profit seniors housing projects are anxiously awaiting a final announcement on reforms that would unlock debt and equity financing alternatives for their segment of the industry. The financing would provide a capital infusion to support much-needed revitalization of aging affordable rental units.

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Multifamily

In Search of Yield, More Multifamily Investors Explore Affordable Housing, Smaller Markets

By Bendix Anderson, Contributing Writer

Many investors are having a hard time finding apartment properties that they can buy at prices low enough to give them an attractive risk-adjusted return. To make these deals work, a growing number of investors are putting their money into higher-yielding property sub-types, including affordable housing and apartment properties in secondary and tertiary markets, according to Brian McAuliffe, president of capital markets with real estate services firm CBRE.

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Foreign Investment in U.S. Real Estate May Require Government Approval

Sponsored By Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Foreign investment in U.S. commercial real estate has been robust over the last few years and looks to continue to be strong in 2019. 

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Podcast

The Weekender, Episode 13

By NREI Staff

David Bodamer and co-host Aric Johnson discuss the data from NREI ’s latest research study on the seniors housing market. Tune in to hear the latest findings from this year’s On Solid Ground study as part of the NREI Research Series.

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WeWork's Balance Sheet Looks Ugly So Yours Doesn’t: Chris Bryant

Bloomberg

How to make sense of the whopping $47 billion in lease liabilities that WeWork disclosed ahead of its planned IPO? That figure makes WeWork one of the world’s largest lessees, according to Bloomberg data, which is pretty astonishing considering the flexible office space provider was founded less than a decade ago, bleeds cash, and doesn’t plan to become profitable any time soon.

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Hurricanes, Fires to Hit Insurers with Double-Digit Rate Hikes

Bloomberg

Hurricane Dorian, the storm currently wreaking havoc on the Bahamas, and more severe wildfires will probably force the world’s biggest reinsurers to increase their rates by about 15%, according to Moody’s Investors Service.

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10 Must Reads for the CRE Industry Today

By NREI Staff

Brokers in New York City are still charging hundreds of dollars in “processing and application fees” for apartment rentals, reports The New York Times. Lego plans a global expansion, according to CNBC. These are among today’s must reads from around the commercial real estate industry.

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