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ULI Special Report: REITs Shift Strategies Amid Market Uncertainty

Leading REIT executives Gerard Sweeney and Bill Hankowsky offered insights into their preparations for the volatile economic cycle at the 2016 ULI Spring Meeting.

Economy Watch: Apartment Market Softens Slightly

The NMHC’s April 2016 apartment market survey shows consumer demand for apartments decline this quarter, while property sales volume went up.

Single-Tenant Volume Rebounds

Based on independent reports of properties and portfolios $2.5 million and greater. Data believed to be accurate but not guaranteed. © Real Capital Analytics, Inc. 2016.

Fitch: Weaker Capital Access Impacts REIT Fundamentals

While REIT performance has been relatively healthy for most property types, volatility in the debt and equity markets is raising questions for investors.

Dollar Stores (Still) a Safe Haven for Investors

Joey Odom, Atlanta Director, Stan Johnson Co.: Why dollar stores remain one of the most in-demand net lease investments on the market today.

Jay Maddox

Upping Your Ground Lease Game, Part III

By Jay Maddox, Principal, Avison Young: The last of the three-part series explores why ground-lease financing is an attractive alternative to conventional financing or sale of a property.

MSCI: Big Year for Global Property Funds

The latest IPD Global Quarterly Property Fund Index measured an increase to 13.5 percent in fourth quarter 2015, the highest since 2011.

Economy Watch: More Mixed Messages on U.S. Economy

Recent reports on job creation and consumer confidence are sending mixed signals about the health of the U.S. economy.

Economy Watch: Growth Continues to Plod Along, Says Beige Book

Two recent federal reports show overall continued, albeit sluggish, economic growth, including in the commercial and residential real estate industries.

Cornerstone Comes Through for Blackstone in a Big Way

Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers originated a $335 million loan to fund Blackstone’s acquisition of four Club Quarters hotels across the U.S.