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REIT Growth in a Dividend-Driven Environment
While the net lease REIT industry has grown into an investment class of its own because of its stable, risk-adjusted returns, there is an important component missing from these REITs’ underwriting, argues Generation Income Properties Founder & CEO David Sobelman.
Bridging the Net Lease Retail Buyer-Seller Gap
Calkain Cos. Associate Director Scott Campbell delves into how factors like rising interest rates and a new political structure have made the gap between buyers and sellers a particular focus for net lease retail investment players this year.
C&W Taps New Eastern Asset Services Lead
Dan Pufunt will focus on client care, team engagement, cultivating best practices, executing consistent processes and procedures and recruiting top industry professionals.
Economy Watch Weekly: Retail Bankruptcies Already Equal to 2016 Total
The rise of e-commerce, oversupply of shopping centers and changing Millennial preferences are among the key factors forcing many retailers to close up shop, reports Economy Editor Dees Stribling.
Economy Watch: Industrial Still Likely to Benefit from Free Trade
While the Trump administration plans to bolster U.S. exports and reduce imports, a trade war with China or a U.S. withdrawal from NAFTA are unlikely, which bodes well for industrial development and absorption, according to a recent Cushman & Wakefield research report.
Institutional Investors Upbeat About CRE, but Cut Commitments Anyway
A report based on the latest survey by Institutional Real Estate Inc. and Kingsley Associates indicates that U.S. players plan to commit $62 billion in commercial real estate this year.
Suburban Office Stayin’ Alive
Despite the common narrative about the downfall of the suburban office market, the sector has actually been steadily improving since after the Great Recession, according to a recent CBRE report. Improving demand and lower supply levels have kept vacancy rates low and absorption high.
Starwood Capital to Acquire Austin’s Forestar Group
The Forestar board unanimously approved the $605 million merger, which is expected to close in the third quarter of 2017. The firm has been reducing its debt and exiting non-core assets for the last 18 months.
Economy Watch: Eds and Meds Help Sustain Markets in Down Times
A solid base of education and medical jobs can smooth out volatility in certain commercial real estate sectors during recessionary times, according to a new analysis from CBRE.
Economy Watch: Retail Sales Edge Down in March
While sales were down for the month, they gained ground in the first quarter, up 5.4 percent compared with the same quarter in 2016, according to the Census Bureau.