NOVEMBER 23, 2019

Top Stories

Retail

Grocery-Anchored Shopping Centers Remain the Safest Retail Bet

By Liz Wolf, Contributing Writer

Grocery-anchored shopping centers remain a sweet spot for investors shopping for retail properties in an extremely volatile environment, and one in which overall retail transaction volume is down significantly. Investors prefer assets anchored by grocers because they see them as less vulnerable to competition from e-commerce and a big traffic driver that benefits other tenants in their centers.

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Finance & Investment

Investors Hit the Pause Button on CRE Debt Strategies

By Beth Mattson-Teig, Contributing Writer

Private equity real estate funds have stepped up to be a major source of financing for the commercial real estate industry—and a bigger allocation for investors. However, fund managers may face a tougher road ahead for fundraising in the near term as capital flows to the sector slow.

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Office

What’s the Impact of Nearby Transit on Office and Multifamily Property Values?

By John Egan, Contributing Writer

When it comes to location, precisely where should investors be looking? A new report from the American Public Transportation Association and the National Association of Realtors suggests they should be looking at properties close to public transit.

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Analysis

Office

What Do Office Employees Really Want from Their Spaces?

By Patricia Kirk, Contributing Writer

Forget the foosball and the free beer, professionals working in offices want peace and quiet, flexibility and the right tools to do a good job. Two studies aimed at understanding issues in the workplace that negatively affect talent retention and productivity revealed a disconnect between what employers think today’s employees want and what they actually value.

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Multifamily

Apartment Sector Likely to Experience Continued Rent Growth, Albeit at a Slower Pace

By Bendix Anderson, Contributing Writer

Apartment rents are likely to keep rising, even if the economy continues to slow over the next year, according to industry experts. “The occupancy outlook probably will allow rents to continue to grow, although at a pace a little under the increases recorded of late,” says Greg Willett, chief economist with RealPage Inc., a provider of property management software and services.

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Alternative Properties

Self-Storage Investors Face Falling Rents due to High Competition

By Bendix Anderson, Contributing Writer

Rents at self-storage properties are dropping across the U.S. as new properties struggle to lease up units and existing facilities fight to keep their customers. “The self-storage industry is in for a rough slog," says Doug Ressler, director of business intelligence at data firm Yardi Matrix.

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Gallery

Finance & Investment

Breaking Down CBRE’s 2020 Market Outlook

By NREI Staff

CBRE provided NREI with an exclusive sneak peek at its 2020 Real Estate Market Outlook report.

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Commentary

Finance & Investment

The Hottest Rising 18-Hour City? It’s in the Southeast

By Holly Huber

In the U.S., 24-hour cities—the cities that essentially are up all night—translate mainly to the coastal gateway cities: Boston, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C. Meanwhile, 18-hour cities are often the markets with above-average urban population growth, plus a lower cost of living and lower cost of doing business relative to 24-hour cities.

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Podcast

Finance & Investment

NREI's Common Area, Episode 22

By NREI Staff

In this episode of Common Area Podcast, David Bodamer serves up one hot story that focuses on McDonald’s. Whenever you see its famous golden arches, you probably recognize this ubiquitous restaurant right away. You might also know that McDonald’s is more of a real estate company than they are a fast-food restaurant. But why is this subject making headlines again?

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NREI Wire

Los Angeles Condo Sales Plunge as Chinese Capital Stays at Home

Bloomberg

Chinese buyers have made about 50 percent of condo purchases in downtown Los Angeles in recent years.

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