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Hollywood Lofts: A Historic Renovation in Seattle’s Trendy Capitol Hill Neighborhood
At a time when Seattle is seeking to preserve the character of neighborhoods and buyers are looking for residential and commercial spaces with a “high walk score” it may be surprising that many banks don’t finance renovations of historic buildings.
Demographics, Destiny & Multifamily: The 2017 Outlook
The economist and CPE columnist explains how the changing U.S. population is shaping the sector’s prospects.
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.
Structuring Real Estate Joint Ventures: A Developer’s Perspective
Developers and sponsors seeking acquisitions and/or development of new real estate projects have long recognized the benefits of attracting a capital partner suitable for its needs, especially now when the acquisition and project costs have escalated dramatically, especially in gateway cities where the sudden price increases are most acute: New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Miami.
2017 CMBS Loan Maturities Face Challenges
Refinancing today’s maturing debt will prove difficult
The Impact of Risk Retention—So Far
By Gabriel Silverstein, Managing Director, SVN | Angelic: Despite concerns about the impact of the Dodd-Frank rules, CRE lending transactions seem to be going smoothly thus far. But how long will this continue?
Private Investors to Face Transitional Year
By Scott Crowe, Chief Investment Strategist & Portfolio Manager, CenterSquare: As we move into 2017, private investors are getting powerful signals from the REIT market regarding their prospects in the year ahead.