Finance & Investment Research, Part 1: Great Expectations

By Beth Mattson-Teig, Contributing Writer

A majority of survey respondents expect capital sources across the board, from banks to life insurance companies, to have the same, if not more, debt capital available in 2017.

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Smaller Schools Draw Student Housing Investors, but Bring Higher Risk

By Bendix Anderson, Contributing Writer

Investors and developers should balance advantages like the availability of land or a low purchase price against the strength of the school and potentially unproven demand for student housing.

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H&M's Now the Filling in the Classic Retailer Sandwich: Gadfly

By Shelly Banjo and Andrea Felsted

Bloomberg

Hennes & Mauritz has joined the ranks of the squeezed middle. Sales growth excluding currency movements slowed to just 1 percent in September, the lowest rate of expansion for more than a year.

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Manhattan's Tech District Attracts Banks Seeking Closer Ties

By David M. Levitt

Bloomberg

A part of Manhattan dominated by technology companies -- Google, Facebook, Twitter -- is now drawing a more traditional New York industry: banking.

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10 Must Reads for the CRE Industry Today

By NREI Staff

The U.S. Department of Treasury will give nearly $92 million to 32 organizations for affordable housing organizations, according to MultiHousingNews. Los Angeles Curbed looks at a new project in West L.A. These are some of today's must reads from around the commercial real estate industry.

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