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SoCal and What’s Next for Industrial Real Estate

Why Southern California offers lessons about the challenges and opportunities of meeting the nationwide demand for distribution space.

Interstate Hotels Launches INTRIGUE Brand

INTRIGUE will focus on delivering innovative culture, style and technology as well as next generation lodging and experiential services. Hospitality veteran Brian Sparacino will head the brand.

HCP Lands New $2B Credit Facility

The instrument includes two six-month extension options at the company’s discretion and the ability to increase the commitments by an aggregate amount as high as $750 million.

Kennedy Wilson, Kennedy Wilson Europe Merge

The unification creates a real estate investment and asset management platform with an enterprise value of $8 billion. Now, KW boasts a global portfolio exceeding 400 assets spanning a variety of sectors.

Economy Watch: Architects a Little Less Busy in September

The seven-month streak of steady growth in demand for design services ended in September, with the American Institute of Architects’ Architecture Billings Index dipping to 49.1 for the month.

Report Explores Technology’s Role in CRE Trends

Possibilities include wi-fi ads, multi-building green planning, even drone high-rises. The bank’s latest report details what’s still to come and what the industry’s disruptors will be.

Single-Tenant Net Lease Volumes Down in ’17

Deals in the sector totaled $12.5 billion in the second quarter and $9.8 billion in the third quarter as of Aug. 31, according to Real Capital Analytics data.

Movie Theater Skepticism Breeds Net Lease Opportunity

Why movie theaters present an interesting net lease investment opportunity for those seeking concepts with long-term viability and higher yields, according to JLL Senior Vice President Matthew Berres and Associate Scott Bailey.

The Value of Real Estate in New Economy Retailing

We are just in the beginning stages of the rationalization and repurposing of physical retail, argues CenterSquare Investment Management Chief Investment Strategist Scott Crowe.

Brandon Johnson, president of Triple Net Financial

CRE Financing: More Regulation, Non-Bank Lending

Triple Net Financial’s Brandon Johnson weighs in on the challenges in commercial real estate financing, the impact of regulations on potential growth and which markets are still ripe for retail development.