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By Camille Renshaw, CCIM, Director of Investment Sales, Stan Johnson Co.: Commercial property owners may not be aware of a financing option that can improve their cash flow without interrupting daily operations.

By Reinor Bazarewski, Associate Director, Fitch Ratings: Corporate entities issued record-breaking amounts of special dividends in December 2012 with the fiscal cliff on the horizon, a practice that equity REITs have largely avoided.

By Kenneth P. Riggs, Jr., Chairman & President, Real Estate Research Corp.: Typically, headlines such as these—“U.S. Economy Contracts in 4th Quarter,” “Eurozone Economy Dives,” and “Japan GDP Shrinks for 3rd Straight Quarter”—would cause the stock market to tumble.

By Michael Fishbin, Global Leader, Ernst & Young Hospitality Services Practice: According to a survey of senior executives from large companies around the world conducted late last year by Ernst & Young, optimism for the global economy has weakened.

While the recession and ongoing recovery have presented opportunities for the industry, it is safe to say that many commercial real estate professionals would like to put this time period behind them and return to the good old days.

Schreiber, who serves as CEO of the Newport Beach, Calif.-based investment advisor and its affiliate, KBS Capital Advisors, recently offered perspectives on major trends and strategies in the non-traded REIT arena.

With enrollment increasing and landlords boosting rents, returns of REITs that own student housing are beginning to compare with those that focus on more conventional rental apartments.