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OCTOBER 10, 2020

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Finance & Investment

Trump Tax Saga Shines Spotlight on Benefits of CRE Ownership

Depreciation, debt write-offs, tax credits and other measures are among the tax avoidance benefits inherent in the sector.

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Finance & Investment

Recent Commercial Price Indices Show Little Movement

Amid the considerable carnage being inflicted on the U.S. commercial real estate sector by the COVID-19 pandemic, the most recent Commercial Property Price Indices from the industry’s major data firms show some good news.

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Industrial

E-Commerce Tenants Continue to Lease Industrial Space as the Holiday Season Approaches

Anticipating a surge in online shopping during the holidays, e-commerce tenants are already prepared to handle the swell in orders, having locked in additional industrial space during the second and third quarters, according to Steve Schnur, executive vice president/COO at Indiana-based industrial REIT Duke Realty.

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Analysis

Investment

Family Office CRE Investment Activity Is Ramping Up

In 2019, well before the coronavirus pandemic, about three-fourths of family offices were investing in real estate. Amid the pandemic, family offices appear to be even more committed to real estate. In a Q&A with NREI, Kris Ferranti, a partner in the real estate practice of New York City-based law firm Shearman & Sterling LLP, discusses which real estate sectors are popular and unpopular with family offices, and how eager family offices are to capitalize on low interest rates and distressed properties.

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Real Estate Services

Established Proptech Players Continued to Amass Funds in the Second Quarter

Private equity funding of proptech firms continues to be down year-over-year, in spite of an uptick in deal volume in the second quarter, according to recent data. Interest in online leasing tools has driven much of the sector’s activity in recent months.
 

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Office

Advisors Struggle to Reopen Offices

Going back to work in the physical world is proving to be a challenge to advisory firms that want to do it right.

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Commentary

Finance & Investment

Mastering the 10-Second Story

A 10-second story, as posting on any of the main social media platforms make possible, is a form of media that can be digested with very little risk.

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Finance & Investment

1031 Exchange Coming Up? Know the Options Before You Reinvest

If you have a  1031 exchange coming up, you have multiple choices to reinvest the proceeds from your sale.  Here’s a look at four replacement options for 1031 exchange investment.

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Gallery

Multifamily

10 Popular Building Types Adapted into Apartments

Around 2,000 old buildings in the U.S. have been converted into apartments over the past 70 years, with 778 of those conversions taking place in the last decade, according to a new report from RENTCafé. That figure represents an all-time high for multifamily conversions. Here are examples of some of the most popular building types that have been converted into residences during that time period.

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Podcast

Office

NREI's Common Area: The State of Tech Talent Markets

Colin Yasukochi, executive director of CBRE's Tech Insights Center, and Lexi Russell, director of research and analysis at CBRE, discuss the firm's latest Scoring Tech Talent report.

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NREI Wire

With Prices Down $200 Per Room, NYC Hotels Brace for More Pain

October is often New York hotels’ busiest month. Last week, occupancy was hovering under 40 percent.

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Nine Must Reads for the CRE Industry Today

Renters and buyers are beginning to return to the New York City residential real estate market, reports The New York Times. The Wall Street Journal looks at the different approaches adopted by California and Florida to reopen their economies during the pandemic. These are among today’s must reads from around the commercial real estate industry.

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