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Investment Volumes Down to End 2016

Source: © Real Capital Analytics, Inc. 2017.

Jay Maddox

Why Land Investment Is So Risky

By Jay Maddox, Principal, Avison Young: Because of the volatility of land values, it’s crucial to take great care in underwriting land development projects.

Real Estate or Return?

By David Sobelman, Founder & CEO, Generation Income Properties: Where to place your net lease investment emphasis.

Steady as She Goes for U.S. Equity REITs in 2017

By Steven Marks, Head of U.S. REITs, Fitch Ratings: Why we can expect a stable year ahead for the REIT market.

Net Lease Cap Rates Change Direction

By Randy Blankstein, President, The Boulder Group: While investor demand remains strong in the net lease market, many industry participants expect cap rates to increase by the end of 2017.

Economy Watch: Holiday Spending Exceeds NRF Forecast

U.S. retail sales in the last two months of 2016 increased 4 percent from the same time last year, exceeding the National Retail Federation’s forecast of 3.6 percent growth.

Economy Watch Weekly: Behind December’s Retail Rise

What was the main driver of the nice bump in retail sales in December? Economy Editor Dees Stribling weighs in on all things retail, for the week ending Jan. 13, 2017.

Economy Watch: IMF Puts US Growth Prospects Up in 2017

In its first 2017 economic outlook report, the IMF revised its forecast for U.S. growth up by 0.1 percentage points for this year and 0.4 points for 2018.

Bruce Wiles

Big Changes to Accompany $400M Infusion in ARC Hospitality

Once the deal with Brookfield closes in March, the group will operate as Hospitality Investors Trust Inc.

Economy Watch: Consumers Start Off 2017 with Confidence

The post-election surge in optimism continues, according to the University of Michigan Survey of Consumers mid-January report.