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AUGUST 29, 2020

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Assessing the Size of Global Real Estate Markets

By NREI Staff

It's no surprise that the U.S. is the largest commercial real estate market in the world. But how big is it compared to some other nations? Each year, MSCI's Real Estate Market Size report provides an answer by gauging the size of the professionally-managed real estate investment market.

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Finance & Investment

UPDATED: COVID-19 Bankruptcies That Could Hurt the CRE Industry

By NREI Staff

The massive economic hit from COVID-19 has forced scores of U.S. companies into bankruptcy. Here are some with the most significant potential repercussions for commercial real estate. This gallery has been updated to include the latest round of filings and also features notes on the latest developments on the restructuring and liquidation processes for firms that filed earlier in the year. 

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Real Estate Services

What Can IoT Platforms Do for Multifamily Property Managers in a Pandemic?

By Sebastian Obando, Staff Writer

Higher property management costs at multifamily properties could persist for a while as people continue to work from home, but technology can help mitigate the increase.

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NYC Office Landlords Are Imploring Tenants to Start Reopening. Will They Be Heard?

By John Egan, Contributing Writer

The week after Labor Day may prove decisive in whether the city’s office tenants will start coming back in any real way.

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Finance & Investment

Seven Takeaways from UBS's Real Estate Outlook Report

By Sebastian Obando, Staff Writer

The UBS Asset Management arm has published its latest Real Estate Outlook  edition, outlining the impacts of the pandemic on global and U.S.-based real estate investment. Here are seven takeaways from the report.

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Multifamily

A Look at Multifamily Investment by State

By NREI Staff

For a sense of how deal activity has played out, we asked CoStar  to provide us a state-by-state breakdown of year-to-date multifamily sales. 

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Technology

Twitter and the Changing Face of Mass Communication

By Adam Gower, Ph.D., Contributing Columnist

In order for any firm to be successful, they will need to work within the current parameters of communication.

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Finance & Investment

How HNWIs View CRE in the Wake of COVID-19

By Beth Mattson-Teig, Contributing Writer

Check out NREI's latest High Net Worth Commercial Real Estate Investment Trends research. This year's study spotlights how HNWI allocations and approach to the sector has (and hasn't) changed in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The survey was compiled from nearly 500 respondents in the commercial real estate sector, including a mix of owners, investors, brokers and analysts. 

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Empty Hotels Might Just Be Next Big Short for Hedge Funds

Bloomberg

Hedge funds and other short sellers are beginning to set their sights on a U.S. credit-derivatives index with outsized exposure to hotel debt as the pandemic sinks the hospitality industry into distress.

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15 Must Reads for the CRE Industry Today

By NREI Staff

Luxury hotels struggle as corporate and group travel has been decimated, reports the Wall Street Journal. A number of Sears and Kmart spaces are available for rent immediately, according to the Los Angeles Times. These are among today’s must reads from around the commercial real estate industry.

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