| | December 6, 2016 Top Story | By Diana Bell and Elaine Misonzhnik  Here we present nine takeaways from interviews with industry professionals on the show floor. FULL ARTICLE |
Slideshow | By NREI Staff  The Javitz Convention Center was a hive of activity on Monday morning, as the ICSC New York Dealmaking Conference got underway. There seemed to be plenty of traffic on the show floor and brokers claim retailers feel more confident after a close election and some are stepping on the gas to drive expansion. FULL ARTICLE |
Analysis | By Bendix Anderson, Contributing Writer  Vacancy rates are still anticipated to rise in 2017, when even more new apartments will open than in 2016. However, experts now expect the U.S. vacancy rate to stay at or below 5.0 percent. FULL ARTICLE |
NREI Wire | Bloomberg  Amazon on Monday announced plans to open an 1,800-square-foot convenience store early next year. FULL ARTICLE |
| REIT.com  National Storage Affiliates recently closed on the $650 million joint venture acquisition of iStorage. Nordhagen said the company has about another 30 assets under contract, or recently closed. FULL ARTICLE |
Must Reads | By NREI Staff  Equinix agreed to buy a data center portfolio from Verizon in a $3.6 billion deal, reports USA Today. The S&P 500 real estate sector has been underperforming since September, according to CNBC. These are among today’s must reads from around the commercial real estate industry. FULL ARTICLE |
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