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Insurance Broker Selection vs. Competition: What’s Best?
Choosing an insurance broker is a critical part of risk management, yet the system is structured in a way that limits competition. An industry veteran offers tips on navigating the challenging process and finding the right broker for your company.
The Value of a New Image
When it comes to repositioning an asset, one should never underestimate the power of first impressions, argues Nadel Architects Director of Special Projects Patrick Winters.
How Historic Preservation Plays a Central Role in Urban Revitalization
Paramount Assets Senior Vice President Richard Dunn describes how adaptive reuse has become the favored way to achieve a necessary balance of modern commercial, residential and recreational product in New Jersey.
The Unique Challenges of EB-5 Defaults
While the program has been a valuable financing tool for the real estate industry, it has also attracted poorly conceived projects and abuses. Avison Young Principal Jay Maddox offers insight on what to do when things go wrong.
Amazon’s Challenge to Institutional Real Estate
Amazon’s top picks for its second headquarters are showing real estate investors how they can find value in select non-gateway markets, argue CenterSquare Invesment Management’s Scott Crowe and Uma Pattarkine.
Bank Borrowing Risks Remain for REITs
U.S. REITs may find themselves with less liquidity available at commercial banks, as public and private bond markets become less robust through the next phase of the capital markets cycle, warns Fitch Ratings Managing Director Steven Marks.
The True Commodity Asset of Health-Care Net Lease
Stan Johnson Co. Associate Director Colin Cornell reveals what has driven net lease investor interest in dialysis clinics and what variables affect their valuations.
Breaking Up the Big-Box
There are significant opportunities to transform an under-performing big-box into a more complimentary mix of real estate. Here are four tips to keep in mind when making the transition.
Net Lease Bank Investors Turn Selective
Increasing cap rates and limited supply are leading net lease investors to carefully review acquisition opportunities, observes The Boulder Group President Randy Blankstein.
Health Care REITs: Developments to Watch
Asset sales will likely improve health-care REITs’ portfolio quality and balance sheets, while new supply will continue to challenge their senior housing investments, reports Moody’s Investors Service Vice President Lori Marks.