Investment

CMBS Scrambles to Comply with New Regulatory Regime

The blizzard of new regulations on commercial mortgage programs took center stage at this week’s CRE Finance Council annual conference.

Chicago Blackhawks Kick-Start Training Center Construction

The $55 million facility will be located just two blocks away from United Center.

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Thor Snatches Two Top Commercial Properties in Harlem

Thor plans to renovate the two properties which add more than 108,000-square-feet of office and retail space to the company’s growing commercial real estate portfolio.

Purdue Takes on $1B Innovation District

The university is teaming up with Browning Investments to develop a massive mixed-use project in West Lafayette, Ind.

Starwood Sells Two Premier Hotels in Florence

The global hotel company took another step in its strategy to operate, not own.

Washington, D.C., Multifamily Spring Report 2016

Yardi Matrix: Washington, D.C.’s Widespread Growth

Multifamily Spring Report 2016: Fueled by a healthy employment landscape and an increasing population, Washington, D.C., offers its multifamily sector plenty of positive attributes.

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Why China Will Keep Pumping Capital into the US Real Estate Market

Chinese investors spent more than $100 billion on U.S. real estate in the last five years, an amount that’s expected to double by 2020. Can this pace continue?

Another New Normal

By Ken Riggs, President, Situs RERC: As uncertainty continues in the global markets, investors will have to get used to managing through the uneven nature of the economy.

IRS Closes Remaining REIT Spinoff Loopholes

By Stuart Eisenberg & Bob Klein, BDO: The IRS and Treasury Department have closed a gap in tax law that allowed companies to spin off property holdings into REITs despite a December 2015 law banning the practice.

Net Lease in an Election Year: More of the Same or Change on the Way?

By Colby Moore, Director, Net Lease and Sale-Leaseback, Transwestern: As we near the halfway mark of this election year, are there any catalysts on the horizon that hint at meaningful change for net lease investors?