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OCTOBER 24, 2020

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Finance & Investment

The CRE Sector Discovers the Benefits of SPACs

By Beth Mattson-Teig, Contributing Writer

Some investors are raising capital for so-called "blank check" companies to snatch up emerging opportunities they see in the marketplace.

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Alternative Properties

Self-Storage Sector Holds Up Amid the Pandemic

By Bendix Anderson, Contributing Writer

A confluence of factors conspired to drive down rents at self-storage properties earlier in the year, but now with new demand generated by the broader disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the sector’s fortunes have stabilized.

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Multifamily

Rents Plummet on Urban Apartments

By Bendix Anderson, Contributing Writer

The COVID-19 pandemic has driven renters to seek more space and cheaper rents in the suburbs.

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Finance & Investment

CRE CLO Issuance Picks Up After Coming to a Halt in the Spring

By Sebastian Obando, Staff Writer

After a pause earlier in the year, the CRE CLO market is beginning to show signs of life, with new deals happening in recent months. But recovery in the segment is still expected to be slower than for traditional CMBS loans.

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Retail

Retailers, Mall Landlords Prepare for Holiday Shopping Season Like No Other

By Liz Wolf, Contributing Writer

Thanksgiving Day sales are pretty much cancelled, and typically chaotic Black Friday shopping will look very different, leading retail experts to anticipate modest increases in holiday retail sales.

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Finance & Investment

Real Estate Crowdfunding in the Digital Age

By Adam Gower, Ph.D., Contributing Columnist

In the first article in a seven-part series on real estate crowdfunding, Adam Gower outlines three of the core pillars for raising money online.

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Real Estate Services

Why COVID-19 is Driving CRE’s Digital Transformation

By Alex Robinson

Limited partners are demanding more detailed data and insights into investment performance, rent collections, leverage and other key information.

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Multifamily

15 U.S. Cities Most Popular with Millennial Renters

By Sebastian Obando, Staff Writer

In the following cities, millennials have been filling out more than a third of all apartment rental applications.

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Podcast

Finance & Investment

NREI's Common Area: Navigating Through a Tumultuous Year

By NREI Staff

In this episode of NREI 's Common Area podcast, David Bodamer talks to Brian Ward, CEO of Trimont Real Estate Advisors, about how COVID-19 has disrupted the industry in 2020.

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America Doesn’t Need So Many Gap Stores. Gap Agrees.: Sarah Halzack

Bloomberg

Gap Inc. is getting real about real estate. The company plans to close about 350 Gap and Banana Republic stores in North America by the end of 2023.

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Seven Must Reads for the CRE Industry Today

By NREI Staff

Median rent for apartments in Manhattan has reached its lowest point in nearly a decade, reports The New York Times. J.C. Penney filed a sale agreement with landlords Simon Property Group and Brookfield Asset Management after weeks of delays and negotiation, according to Retail Dive. These are among today’s must reads from around the commercial real estate industry.

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