MAY 1, 2021

Top Story

AEW's Szymanski Sees More Momentum for REITs

By Beth Mattson-Teig, Contributing Writer

REITs have outperformed the broader market so far in 2021, and one large real estate investment advisor explains why she sees even more upside potential.

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Lower Prices, More Deals as Convention Hotels Jockey for a Recovery

By Bendix Anderson, Contributing Writer

Conference planners are scheduling in-person events for later in 2021, but many expect the return to pre-pandemic attendance levels to be further down the road.

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Analysis

How Office Owners are Achieving Net Zero Goals

By Patricia Kirk, Contributing Writer

Both tenants and investors are increasingly focusing on office building’s carbon footprints when considering new deals.

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Apartment Renters' New Amenities Preferences Likely to Last Beyond COVID-19

By Bendix Anderson, Contributing Writer

What became important to multifamily residents changed during the pandemic. Those choices are not likely to change even as things return to normal.

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Gallery

Top 20 Office Investment Sales Markets in 2021 So Far

By WMRE Staff

The markets that saw the most office investment activity in the first quarter include many of the country’s largest cities.

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Podcast

WMRE's Common Area: The Government as a Tenant

By WMRE Staff

Newmark's William Hill discusses how the government as a tenant has fared during the pandemic and what that means for real estate investors.

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Commentary

There’s Work to be Done before Full Recovery in the Multifamily Sector

By Chip Watts, Contributing Columnist

Multifamily investors and developers need to seek more opportunities in the underserved affordable housing market.

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WMRE Wire

Lodging Firm Sonder Agrees to $2.2 Billion Gores SPAC Merger

Bloomberg

The deal will give the combined entity an enterprise value of about $2.2 billion.

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10 Must Reads for the CRE Industry Today

By WMRE Staff

The National Law Review and Commercial Property Executive each have pieces analyzing the implications of some of President Biden’s tax proposals for commercial real estate. Brookfield is launching its largest ever fund at $18 billion, reports IPE Real Assets. These are among today’s must reads from around the commercial real estate industry.

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