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WMRE Daily

JUNE 24, 2022

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Keeping Up with Phoenix’s Skyrocketing Apartment Rents

Rents are up more than 25 percent in one of the nation’s most scorching multifamily markets. That's fueling continued strong investor demand, in spite of rising interest rates.

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Commentary

The Opportunity Lens Widens for Alternative Investments

At a time of muted expectations for more traditional assets, alternative investments provide individual investors a way to hedge against increased volatility and generate strong returns.

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Podcast

Reviewing the ULI Spring 2022 Real Estate Economic Forecast with William Maher

Persistently high inflation has forced the Fed to move aggressively to raise rates. How has that shifted the near-term outlook for commercial real estate investment?

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Back to Normal: CRE Conferences Are Nearing Pre-Pandemic Attendance

“This is the first quarter we have seen a return to normal conference season,” says one industry insider.

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WMRE Wire

Bally’s Lenders Tap Lawyers in Effort to Block Sale-Leaseback

The lenders, led by Fidelity, hold a majority of Bally’s $1.9 billion senior secured term loan due in 2028, which puts them in a position to block the company from a needed credit amendment.

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Only 23% of New Yorkers Can Afford Median Rent — And Prices Are Surging

A city resident needs to make a salary of $110,000 to afford the median asking rent of $2,750 for available apartments.

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Nine Must Reads for the CRE Industry Today

The cost of owning a house overtook the cost of renting one in the U.S. in April, reports The New York Times. Crain’s Chicago Business looks at how Sam Zell hasn’t been able to strike acquisition deals. These are among today’s must reads from around the commercial real estate industry.

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