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Apartment REITs Face Growing Supply, Plateauing Rents
By Stuart Eisenberg, Partner & RE Practice Leader, BDO USA LLP: Market conditions are raising red flags for many REITs. But several strategies can ease the potential revenue squeeze on apartment REITs.
Financing Your Next Retail Project in Today’s Lending Market
By Shlomi Ronen, Founder & Managing Principal, Dekel Capital: In a constrained lending environment, how can retail property developers secure financing for their upcoming projects?
Slow Growth Outlook: No Worries for Real Estate?
By Chris Nebenzahl, Senior Analyst, and Paul Fiorilla, Associate Director of Research, Yardi Matrix: While CRE prices have likely peaked for now, the market should hold steady in the near term, due to modest gains in fundamentals. Here’s why.
Health Care REITs Well Prepared to Withstand SNF Challenges
By Lori Marks, Vice President & Senior Analyst, Moody’s Investors Service: The top reasons why health care REITs will be able to manage the challenges facing the skilled-nursing facility market.
Decision Making at the Tipping Point
By Andrew Ackerman, Managing Director, Sands Investment Group: With prices at an all-time high, net lease investors need to consider the true value of the properties they want to buy.
Is Your Hotel Paying Too Much Property Tax?
Excessive tax bills are common in the hospitality sector. Here’s what to look for.
Restructuring CMBS Loans, Part I
By Jay Maddox, Principal, Avison Young: Maturing CMBS loans face major challenges in today’s market. Check out why negotiating a loan modification might be your best bet.
Non-Traded REITs Struggle to Adapt to Regulatory Changes
By Paul Fiorilla, Associate Director of Research, Yardi Matrix: The CMBS market isn’t the only commercial real estate segment grappling with the more robust regulatory environment.
The Investment Market Rebounds
By Andrew Merin, Vice Chairman, Cushman & Wakefield’s Metropolitan Area Capital Markets Group: In a climate of uncertainty, investors should make hay while the sun shines.
U.S. Equity REITs See More Reward—and Risk
By Steven Marks, Head of U.S. REITs, Fitch Ratings: Despite a bumpy start to 2016, U.S. equity REITs are entering the second half of the year in an improved position. But risks still remain.