APRIL 24, 2021

Top Story

Multifamily Investors Find a Play in Smaller, Low-Rise Projects

By Bendix Anderson, Contributing Writer

Smaller than typical garden apartment complexes, these projects are cropping up in some markets across the U.S.

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Redemption Requests Slow Inflows to Real Estate Interval Funds

By Beth Mattson-Teig, Contributing Writer

Interval fund structures have been widely adopted by the institutional management sector, including for commercial real estate.

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Analysis

Pandemic Accelerates the Addition of Mixed Uses to Open-Air Retail

By Patricia Kirk, Contributing Writer

While open-air centers have performed well in themselves, the addition of mixed uses makes them even more attractive to investors.

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The Data Center Construction Pipeline Keeps Growing

By Eric Butterman, Contributing Writer

While the pace of growth for data centers might slow as more people go back to the office, the long-term outlook remains robust.

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Property Managers Say They are Prepared for the Return of Office Workers

By Patricia Kirk, Contributing Writer

A look at how two property managers in Chicago and the Southeast maintained services and are preparing for the return of more office workers.

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Podcast

WMRE's Common Area: The Government as a Tenant

By WMRE Staff

Newmark's William Hill discusses how the government as a tenant has fared during the pandemic and what that means for real estate investors.

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Commentary

Simplicity in Fixed-Income Investing Is a Thing of the Past

By Chris Sheldon

The difference versus one year ago is investing opportunities are less obvious and not sitting at the surface.

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WMRE Wire

Pret a Manger Looks to the Suburbs Instead of Skyscrapers

Bloomberg

CEO Pano Christou said he scrapped Pret’s “follow the skyscraper” expansion program.

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Eight Must Reads for the CRE Industry

WMRE Staff

A special report from Reuters looks at how large landlords in the single-family rental space has moved forward with evictions in spite of bans. The New York Times reports that the Biden administration is contemplating proposing a change in how carried interest is taxed, although it’s not the first time in recent years that the issue has been discussed. These are among today’s must reads from around the commercial real estate industry.

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