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Net Lease Bank Investors Turn Selective

Increasing cap rates and limited supply are leading net lease investors to carefully review acquisition opportunities, observes The Boulder Group President Randy Blankstein.

Health Care REITs: Developments to Watch

Asset sales will likely improve health-care REITs’ portfolio quality and balance sheets, while new supply will continue to challenge their senior housing investments, reports Moody’s Investors Service Vice President Lori Marks.

In Uncertain Times, Private Lenders Provide Certainty

With conventional lending sources falling short of borrower needs, sponsors looking for assurance should turn to private lenders, notes Jon Leifer, Case Real Estate Capital’s director of acquisitions.

Economy Watch: Construction Spending Edges Down in March

Construction in the commercial sector slipped 2.3 percent from the previous month, but the silver lining is a 8.1 percent gain compared to March 2017, the Census Bureau reported.

Multifamily Originations Continue to Climb

Multifamily property loans accounted for 44 percent of closed loan activity in 2017, compared to 23 percent a decade earlier, according to Mortgage Bankers Association data.

The May digital issue of CPE is now available!

Now you can get trend and strategy insights two different ways: Leaf through the Commercial Property Executive digital digest for a quick read or click on individual articles below for an in-depth look at the topics that most interest you.

Transactions: May 2018

The following is a list of transactions that were announced between March 7 and March 26, 2018.

CPE Asks … About Renovation and Reconstruction

Each month, CPE Asks features insights from leading industry executives on a significant issue. This month we look at tenant requests for upgrades.

CBRE Taps New Retail VP

Alex Cesar brings more than 16 years of commercial real estate experience to his new position, in which he will specialize in landlord and tenant representation.

Economy Watch Weekly: Economic Growth to Slow in 2019

The global economic growth has become broader and stronger, according to the latest report by the International Monetary Fund. Economy Editor Dees Stribling analyzes the report, for the week ending April 27, 2018.