FEBRUARY 13, 2021

Editor's Note

WMRE Newsletter Schedule

WMRE Staff

Dear WMRE readers,

We will be taking Monday, Feb. 15 off to commemorate President's Day. As a result, there will be no WMRE Daily on that date. We will return to our regular newsletter schedule on Tuesday, Feb. 16.

Enjoy your weekend and happy President's Day!

Top Story

The EB-5 Program Faces a Looming Sunset Deadline

By Beth Mattson-Teig, Contributing Writer

A proposed five-year extension would help to stabilize the program, which has struggled under the weight of uncertainty for the past several years.

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Student Housing Properties Begin to Change Hands Again

By Bendix Anderson, Contributing Writer

Potential sellers are still optimistic about the investor demand for student housing properties.

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Analysis

Demand for Cold Storage Hits Point Where Spec Projects Make Sense

By Patricia Kirk, Contributing Writer

The logistics of vaccine distribution are drawing more attention to cold storage. But demand for this asset class is still primarily driven by grocery deliveries.

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More Types of Investors Are Targeting Affordable Housing

By Bendix Anderson, Contributing Writer

Once more of a niche play, affordable housing is gaining favor among a broader spectrum of equity sources, including HNWIs and a recently-formed REIT.

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Delays Hurt Apartment Developers Already Threatened by Rising Prices

By Bendix Anderson, Contributing Writer

High materials prices and some uncertainty on fundamentals cloud the picture for multifamily development in the near term.

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Podcast

WMRE's Common Area: 2020 Retail Through the Eyes of a Transactional Broker

By WMRE Staff

Tom Lagos, an executive director with Institutional Property Advisors, comes on the podcast to discuss the state of the shopping center investment sales market.

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Commentary

Hotel Condominium Units—What Are You Buying?

By Steven M. Davis

As an investment to own, the revenue and expenses related to hotel condominiums should be carefully considered.

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WMRE Wire

Koch Industries Buys 74% Stake in Stalled Vegas Development

Bloomberg

The company is partnering with Fontainebleau Development on a long-stalled resort and casino on the Strip.

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Nine Must Reads for the CRE Industry Today

By WMRE Staff

Freddie Mac has hired two executives to help address equity in housing on both the single-family and multifamily fronts, reports National Mortgage Professional Magazine. The Wall Street Journal chronicles how cycles of opening, closing and limited operations as COVID-19 has ebbed and flowed have massively disrupted the restaurant business. These are among today’s must reads from around the commercial real estate industry.

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