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Is Legal Cannabis CRE’s Next Big Tenant?

A new multibillion-dollar industry is emerging. How do risks and rewards stack up for commercial real estate investors, operators and advisers?

Electrification: More Buildings Plug Into the Grid

The push to electrify commercial buildings is gaining traction nationwide, but don’t expect most landlords to abandon their boilers anytime soon.

Future of Cybersecurity: All Hands on Deck

With cybercrimes growing exponentially, commercial real estate experts weigh in on the future of cybersecurity. How do you stay one step ahead of a potential data breach?

Family Office Investment Strategies

The stewards of family wealth are raising their profile, snapping up trophy towers, Sunbelt communities and everything in between. What’s behind their often opaque investments?

Singapore-based investors were highly active in U.S. commercial property markets last year, including CapitaLand, which scooped up a 3,787-unit multifamily portfolio for a total of $838 million last September. The 16 communities acquired by the real estate firm in the western U.S. include (from top): Marquessa Villas, a 336-unit community in Corona, Calif., and Stoneridge at Cornell, a 233-unit asset in Portland, Ore. Images courtesy of CapitaLand Ltd.

Foreign Investment Moves Beyond the Gateways

Lofty prices and compressed yields are causing global buyers to prospect in other lucrative, business-friendly states such as Texas and Florida.

Retailers and investors are focusing on smaller stores with higher revenue-per-square-foot targets. Sears Home & Life stores feature smaller formats and specialize in appliances and mattresses. Photo courtesy of Sears Holdings

Net Lease Investors Hungry for Casual Dining

Necessity-based retail is more e-commerce resistant, and there is a positive outlook for chain restaurants and gyms.

Refinancing Opportunities for CRE Investors

With lenders in the market in force, refinancing opportunities for CRE investors abound at aggressive pricing and attractive terms.

Energy Self-Monitoring Strategies

Office building owners and managers are adding a slew of new high-tech products to their energy self-monitoring strategies, including innovations driven by artificial intelligence and the IoT.

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CMBS Market Update

Commercial mortgage-backed securities origination has declined significantly in early 2019, though the falloff in volume this year may yet turn out to be more modest than the 10 percent initially projected. Read our latest CMBS Update.

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Port Cities and Industrial Real Estate

Bold investments in infrastructure and the explosion of ecommerce are benefiting port cities and industrial real estate. Here is a look at opportunities in the most dynamic seaport markets.