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Economy Watch: Lending Standards for CRE Tighten in Q1
The Fed’s latest bank lending practices survey found most banks have tightened their standards on CRE loans in the first quarter, even though demand for these loans has strengthened at the same time.
DLA Piper Report: CRE Execs in the Caution Zone
DLA Piper’s latest State of the Market Survey explains why investors remain cautiously optimistic about commercial real estate in 2016.
China’s Modern Land Makes Major Multifamily Move
Newly formed affiliate AMG Capital LLC will focus on premier multifamily assets in high-growth U.S. markets.
PAC Acquires Grocery-Anchored Portfolio in the Sunbelt for $68.7M
Preferred Apartment Comunities of Atlanta paid nearly $70 million for six grocery-anchored shopping centers in the Sun Belt area.
CBRE’s Melina Cordero on the Evolution of Retail Real Estate
CPE spoke with CBRE’s Head of Retail Research, Americas on the major issues retailers are facing today and how sector changes are impacting the commercial real estate industry.
Economy Watch: Minimal Consumer Spending Growth Signals Less Confidence
April ended with only minimal growth in consumer spending as their expectations for future economic growth weakened.
Economy Watch: GDP Sluggish in the First Quarter
The BEA reported that U.S. GDP increased just 0.5 percent in 1Q 2016, largely due to a decline in nonresidential fixed investment and a decline in consumer spending.
Cross-Border Buyer for Carlson Hotels
Carlson Hospitality just revealed that it has signed on the dotted line to sell Carlson Hotels to this Beijing-based global conglomerate.
Economy Watch: FOMC Holds Rates Again
Unsurprisingly, the Federal Open Market Committee again decided against raising interest rates, but for a different reason than the one given in March.
Pontus Capital Secures $109M Loan for National Retail Portfolio
HFF managed to secure a $109 million acquisition loan for Pontus Capital to purchase a 61-asset retail portfolio in the Eastern U.S. and Northern California.