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May 22, 2017

Top Story

Some Concerns in the Air as ICSC RECon Kicks Off

By Diana Bell, NREI Staff Writer

As the retail real estate industry’s big show gets underway in Las Vegas, there are some concerns for the sector hanging in the air. Store closings, troubled properties and other factors are casting a shadow as thousands of attendees and exhibitors head to ICSC’s RECon to talk about the industry’s future and, more importantly, to try and cut some deals.

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Analysis

Single-Family Rents Remain Strong—For Now

By Bendix Anderson, Contributing Writer

The business of renting single-family homes has blossomed in recent years with large players buying swaths of vacant homes and with homebuyers often sitting on the sidelines over the past few years. Fundamentals have been strong, particularly with vacancy rates at low levels.

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NREI Wire

America’s Cities Are Running Out of Room

Bloomberg

That reality has spurred developers to focus on center-city neighborhoods where high-density building is allowed—and new units command exceedingly high prices.

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Blackstone To Launch $40 Billion Infrastructure Investment Fund with Saudi Arabia

CoStar Group

If the new fund comes to fruition, Blackstone expects to invest in infrastructure projects valued at more than $100 billion, principally through the equity in this vehicle and additional debt financing in U.S. projects.

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Must Reads

10 Must Reads for the CRE Industry Today

By NREI Staff

Forever 21 is partnering with General Growth Properties to open a new beauty retail concept just for the REIT’s malls, according to CNBC. Jared Kushner will keep nearly 90 percent of his real estate holdings, reports The Washington Post. These are among today’s must reads from around the commercial real estate industry.

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