Neither ongoing international trade disputes, nor the warning signs of a potential recession, nor the uncertainty that’s emanating from a particularly fraught U.S. presidential election year are enough to dim the enthusiasm for the industrial real estate sector, according to the findings in NREI’s sixth annual study.
They’re back! The market for commercial real estate collateralized loan obligations (CRE-CLOs) evaporated in the wake of the financial crisis. But that all changed in 2018 with volume reaching nearly $14 billion, according to Commercial Mortgage Alert. And then 2020 topped that figure with more than $20 billion. Pros say today’s offerings are not the risky collateralized debt obligations (CDOs) of old that were around pre-recession.
Despite the decline of bank branches amid the rise of digital banking, net lease branches remain a potentially good investment for high-net-worth (HNW) individuals, real estate experts say.
Ghost kitchens, food preparation facilities used for delivery purposes only, are beginning to set up shop in regional malls, but industry sources are split on their value as tenants.
Christmas is coming later and later for people who buy and sell student housing properties. Deals that once closed in the last months of the year now often close in spring, summer, or even the dead of winter. “The percentage of total investment sales being closing in the fourth quarter of the year has steadily trended down over the past five years,” says Frederick W. Pierce, president and CEO of Pierce Education Properties, based in San Diego.
Are apartments counter-cyclical and immune to economic shifts that negatively impact other types of real estate? Will multifamily maintain its position as the darling of the industry?
In this episode of Common Area Podcast, David Bodamer discusses the recent mega-merger between Simon Property Group and the Taubman Company. David explores the early days of the retail mall industry, which began with these two retail real-estate giants, to uncover what finally brought these two rivals together.
