WMRE Daily
 
WMRE Daily

JANUARY 11, 2023

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Top 20 Cities for Finding New Apartments in 2023

RentCafe looks at U.S. markets that have benefited the most from new apartment construction over the past decade. To calculate where it’s easiest to rent a new apartment in a desirable location, RentCafe looked at the following factors: the increase in new apartments in the area between 2012 and 2021, the number of newly completed apartments in the area’s most desirable neighborhoods, the market’s apartment occupancy rate for April 2022 and the average size of an apartment.

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At a Time of Uncertainty, Investors in CRE Are Paying More Attention to Portfolio Diversification

Investors are feeling more cautious and stress-testing their holdings for different scenarios, industry insiders say.

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Family Offices Bypass Private Equity Funds to Make Bets Directly

A report from law firm Dentons found that 63% of family offices use direct investments with others interested in doing so.

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Tech Layoffs Mean Even More Empty Offices to Rent for NYC, San Francisco

Both cities ended 2022 with a rising supply of space and leasing demand still far below historical averages, according to reports this week from brokerage CBRE Group Inc. In San Francisco, the office-vacancy rate soared to a record 27.6%, compared with just 3.7% before the pandemic.

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Insured Losses Hit $120 Billion as Extreme Weather Spreads

“There is no denying that climate change is driving losses from natural catastrophes,” Ernst Rauch, chief climate scientist at Munich Re, said in an interview. “Insured losses of more than $100 billion a year are the new normal.”

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11 Must Reads for the CRE Industry Today

Dodge Momentum Index registered an increase in planning for commercial building in December 2022. Multifamily owners in Los Angeles would like to sell their properties, but the offers they are getting aren’t matching expectations, reports Bisnow.

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