Daily Newsletter

DOJ’s Private Prison Phase-Out a Challenge for Prison REITs

By Reed Valutas, Associate Analyst, Commercial Real Estate Finance, Moody’s Investors Service: The DOJ and DHS plans to stop using privately owned prisons create substantial uncertainty for prison REITs.

Why Risk Retention Might Not Be So Bad for CMBS, After All

By Paul Fiorilla, Associate Director of Research, Yardi Matrix: After a year of fretting over the damage that risk retention rules would do to the CMBS market, the first deal that used the structure was a home run for the issuers. Now what?

Picture This: Your Photos Among the Winners

The winners of last year’s Distinguished Achievement Awards—featured in this slideshow—ran the gamut from office to retail, multi-family to transit-oriented mixed-use, and they were located in the U.S. and overseas. Who will be pictured this year?

New Hotels for Millennials?

All eyes are on Millennials these days, and hoteliers should be no exception.

Delivering Value and Service

To IREM AMO of the Year winner Draper and Kramer, client service is critical—and so is employee advancement.

Experience for Young Residents

Continental Management’s Summer Workforce Program provides valuable work and educational experience to inner-city youth.

The Frontline of the Luxury Experience

DDG’s unique multiplatform approach integrates investment, design, development, construction and property management to enhance the resident experience.

Innovations in the Workplace

MEB Management Services took on homelessness and won IREM’s REME award last year for Work Place Environment.

Job Growth Highlights Long-Lasting Recovery

With the pool of unemployed workers shrinking, Moody’s Analytics Chief Economist Mark Zandi predicts wage growth will pick up as the economy reaches full employment sometime this summer.