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OCTOBER 4, 2019

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With Recession in Mind, Family Offices Swing Toward Real Estate

By John Egan, Contributing Writer

Adjusting to market volatility and girding for a recession, some family offices in the U.S. are hedging their bets by shrinking their exposure to hedge funds and boosting their exposure to real estate. That’s one of the key findings of a recently-released 2019 report on family offices compiled by UBS and Campden Wealth Research.

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Property Management

When it Comes to Climate Change, Traditional Diversification is not Enough for Real Estate Investors

By Jonathan Needell

Climate change has grown into what should be a dominant consideration and risk for real estate investors. Many REITs have failed to properly take its effects into account with traditional passive diversification. This is partially happenstance, given how most real estate companies and REITs are created as locally-grown developers or nationally-focused product specialists. 

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NREI Wire

Online Holiday Shopping to Overtake In-Store for First Time, Survey Finds

Bloomberg

In its annual Holiday Outlook, PwC found 54 percent of respondents plan to shop using e-commerce, up from 50 percent last year.

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Rent Controls Are Not the Answer: Editorial Board

Bloomberg

Wherever more people want to live, the answer is not rent control, but more housing.

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10 Must Reads for the CRE Industry Today

By NREI Staff

Investors have ramped up their expectations for a rate cut at the Fed’s Oct. 29-30 meeting, reports The New York Times. There is a growing demand for shorter-term meeting and event space outside of company offices, reports the Wall Street Journal. These are among today’s must reads from around the commercial real estate industry.

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