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AUGUST 6, 2022

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After a Rough First Half, Publicly-Traded REITs Bounced Back in July

By David Bodamer, Editorial Director

The FTSE Nareit All Equity REITs index rose 8.6 percent for the month, erasing nearly half of 2022’s year-to-date losses.

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Investment in Life Sciences Assets Slows Down, amid Rising Interest Rates, Recession Worries

By Buck Wargo, Contributing Writer

Sales of individual assets were up in the first half of the year, according to MSCI Real Assets. But portfolio transactions are becoming less common.

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Some Institutional Investors Are Pulling Out of the Industrial Sector. Here’s Why.

By Patricia Kirk, Contributing Writer

The pandemic caused many institutional investors to switch their focus to industrial properties. Now that interest rates are rising, they are changing course again.

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Analysis

What’s Behind Brookfield’s Move into CRE Debt Investing

By Beth Mattson-Teig, Contributing Writer

Amid uncertainty in a rising rate and inflationary environment, the real estate investment giant sees opportunity for income in debt strategies.

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An Investor in Grocery Retail Is Reacting to a Market in Flux

By Jenn Elliot, Contributing Writer

“This is the time to buy,” says Jake Bisenius, president and CIO of AmCap. The firm is also coming back to raising money through RIAs.

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Podcast

WMRE's Common Area: The Latest Outlook on the Future of Offices with Julie Whelan

By WMRE Staff

David Bodamer is joined by Julie Whelan, global head of occupier thought leadership at CBRE, in discussing how “return-to-office” is playing out.

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Commentary

How Mortgage Rate Increases are Affecting Commercial Real Estate Investment

By Stephen A. Sobin

We are seeing investors shift into smaller tertiary markets where competition is weaker, value-add properties where the potential for rent increases is higher.

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How Retail Real Estate Companies Can Prioritize Sustainability and Social Responsibility for Their Communities

By Olivia Bartel Leigh

For the commercial real estate sector to embrace these responsibilities, we must do more than swap lightbulbs with LEDs. Genuine sustainability and corporate responsibility involve many intertwined influences.

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