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AUGUST 8, 2020

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The Top 10 CRE Buyers and Sellers in the First Half of 2020

By Elaine Misonzhnik, Executive Editor

While the COVID-19 pandemic has severely disrupted the investment sales market, some commercial properties still traded hands in the first half of 2020. And certain companies have been on the front lines of acquisitions, not surprisingly focusing on more pandemic-resistant asset classes, including industrial and single-family rentals. Here’s a breakdown of the top 10 buyers and top 10 sellers of U.S. commercial real estate in the first half of the year, based on recent data from research firm Real Capital Analytics.

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Real Estate Services

Exploring CBRE’s Midyear Market Report

By David Bodamer, Editorial Director

CBRE provided NREI with an early look at its Global Real Estate Market Outlook 2020 Mid-Year Review report.

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Alternative Properties

MOB Sales Fell by Nearly 50 Percent in the Second Quarter, But the Sector’s Outlook Is Strong

By Sebastian Obando, Staff Writer

Investment sales volumes in the medical office buildings (MOB) sector have dipped and cap rates have flattened in recent month, but the sector seems to be bouncing back.

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Alternative Properties

How Will Student Housing Operators Fare This Fall? The Answer Depends on Which Universities They Serve

By Sebastian Obando, Staff Writer

Owners in markets where universities are reopening in person are seeing a surge in demand as students are pushed into off-campus housing.

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Owners of Class-B and -C Office Buildings Might Be Hardest Hit by the Pandemic. What Are Their Options for Moving Forward?

By Sebastian Obando, Staff Writer

NREI spoke with Mark Hefner, CEO of advisory firm MGO Realty Advisors, on the marketplace shift already underway and what owners of class-B and -C office buildings can do in order to survive the pandemic.

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Retail

What Will Back-to-School Look Like at U.S. Malls in the Midst of COVID-19?

By Liz Wolf, Contributing Writer

The COVID-19 pandemic is shaking up the back-to-school shopping season as it has impacted just about every aspect of the U.S. retail sector.

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Finance & Investment

Can Green Investments Grow in the COVID-19 Era?

By Andy St. Romain

Perhaps no segment of the business world is tasked with more responsibility to implement safe work environments than CRE investors and owners.

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Podcast

Retail

NREI's Common Area: An Update on Restaurants and Food Halls

By NREI Staff

In episode 40 of NREI 's Common Area podcast, David Bodamer speaks with Phil Colicchio and Trip Schneck about how independent restaurants and food halls have been affected by the COVID-19 shutdown and what might need to change going forward.

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NREI Wire

KKR Makes Bet on Brooklyn Apartment Rentals in $860 Million Deal

Bloomberg

KKR & Co. is betting on Brooklyn apartments as the pandemic rattles the housing market in New York City.

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Eight Must Reads for the CRE Industry Today

By NREI Staff

Many of San Francisco’s small businesses have closed for good due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. Rick Caruso's open-air centers are better positioned than regional malls, reports Forbes. These are among today’s must reads from around the commercial real estate industry.

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