MARCH 25, 2021

Top Story

Top 20 U.S. Markets for Net Apartment Absorption

By WMRE Staff

While the past year hasn’t gone without hiccups for the U.S. multifamily sector, with some households struggling to pay rents and a few gateway cities seeing spiking vacancies, the sector still posted a surprisingly strong performance, according to a March report from real estate data firm Yardi Matrix. To gain a more detailed view into which markets outperformed for the multifamily sector in 2020, here’s a look at Yardi Matrix’ top 20 markets for net absorption, with the breakdown of their overall property fundamentals.

FULL ARTICLE

Podcast

WMRE's Common Area: Breaking Down Capital Raising Trends

By WMRE Staff

Juniper Square's Brandon Sedloff comes on the podcast to discuss the results of the firm's recent study into capital raising trends.

Sponsored by Ryan

LISTEN HERE

WMRE Wire

Ivanhoe Cambridge Backs Property Tech Bets on Retail, Climate

Bloomberg

Ivanhoe Cambridge is investing $85 million across four funds managed by proptech firm Fifth Wall.

FULL ARTICLE

Zillow Co-Founder’s Latest Venture Vaults to Unicorn Status

Bloomberg

Pacaso, a startup that acquires homes then sells ownership shares in those properties, raised $75 million in new capital at a valuation of $1 billion in just six months.

FULL ARTICLE

10 Must Reads for CRE Investors Today

By WMRE Staff

Retailers and their landlords are fighting over how online sales should factor into determining percentage rent, reports the Wall Street Journal. Bloomberg Business Week looks at how some old golf courses are being redeveloped as industrial campuses. These are among today’s must reads from around the commercial real estate industry.

FULL ARTICLE