OCTOBER 5, 2018

Top Story

REITs

Self-Storage REITs Anticipate Lower Rent Growth, but the Sector Continues to be a Good Bet

By John Egan, Contributing Writer

Rental growth in the self-storage sector will hit a new normal, according to Eric Frankel, an analyst with Green Street Advisors. But the new normal will be “fine.”

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Analysis

Industrial

Third-Party Logistics Providers Drive Industrial Leasing Activity in First Half of 2018

By Patricia Kirk, Contributing Writer

For the first time, 3PLs topped CBRE’s list of biggest warehouse leases in the first half 2018.

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Commentary

Finance & Investment

Bridge Loans Can Be an Attractive Financing Strategy for Value-Add Investments

By Shahin Yazdi

Bridge loans may be the right financing strategy for value-add investors with a clear plan to increase property income.

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NREI Wire

Priced Out, Local Manufacturers Land in San Francisco's New Affordable Maker Space

Business Journals

The city opened its first permanently affordable building for local manufacturers in a 56,000-sq.-ft. facility on Hooper Street.

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Transwestern Buys West Houston Building with Austin-based Private Equity Real Estate Firm

Business Journals

Transwestern and Virtus Real Estate Capital bought the property at 2051 S. Greenhouse Road and will lease it as a medical office building.

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10 Must Reads for the CRE Industry Today

By NREI Staff

Mattress Firm Inc. has filed for bankruptcy and will close 700 stores, the Wall Street Journal reports. CNBC details three fast-growing cities that are still affordable. These are among today’s top must reads from around the commercial real estate industry.

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