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Kevin McMeen, MidCap Financial

What Makes a Financing Firm Competitive?

MidCap Financial Co-Founder Kevin McMeen discusses what to expect for CRE lending in 2017, and how his firm has succeeded in growing its presence in the market despite launching during the Great Recession.

Single-Tenant Volume Gets Slower Start in 2017

The single-tenant net lease sector has done $7.3 billion in deal volume year-to-date as of February, down from the $18.7 billion transacted in the fourth quarter of last year, according to Real Capital Analytics data.

Jay Maddox

The Case for Lower Interest Rates

Reduced growth expectations and a potential stock market correction could mean interest rates might not rise as much as previously thought, notes Avison Young Principal Jay Maddox. Lower rates combined with strong demand fundamentals and capital availability could bode well for commercial real estate values.

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.

Cancer Research Center Breaks Ground in San Diego

The 110,000-square-foot research hub developed by BioMed Realty will foster collaboration between the University of California San Diego and private companies.

San Diego Retail Condo Trades for Record Price

Colliers brokered the sale of the 3,517-square-foot retail condominium in La Jolla, Calif., purchased by the Cove Equity Group LLC.

McSam Hotel Group Grabs 292 Fifth Ave. Raw Gem

Developer and businessman Sam Chang acquired a vacant Manhattan site in a $42.4 million all-cash sale. Cushman & Wakefield arranged the long-anticipated escrow.

Ryan Cos. Appoints Casey Hankinson as SVP

The company has promoted Casey Hankinson as senior vice president after he has served as vice president for the past six years. So far, he completed more than three million square feet of built-to-suit projects.

2740 Route 10 W. in Morris Plains

Ad Agency Moves Within NJ Area

Vision Creative Group signed a 9,318- square-foot lease in Morris County in a deal brokered by NAI.