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Self-Storage’s Surging Profile

By Hagan Dick, Walker & Dunlop: Why self-storage facilities are getting favorable looks from investors, developers and the capital markets.

Shlomi Ronen

5 Tips for Securing Your Senior Housing Development Loan

By Shlomi Ronen, Founder & Managing Principal, Dekel Capital: The key factors that will help you find the right lender for your project.

Only as Good as the Data

By Manuel Fishman, Shareholder, Buchalter Nemer: As the demand for sublease space grows, it’s critical to follow proper lease abstracting procedures.

Omni-Channel Retail’s Omnivorous Hunger for Industrial Space

By Alice Chung, Analyst, Moody’s Investors Service: Despite capital markets volatility, industrial REITs continue to benefit from steady growth in online sales.

The Shifting Buyer-Seller Balance

By Daniel Hoogesteger, Managing Director, Sands Investment Group: Why it’s now more important than ever to ensure your sale will close.

What Immediate Forecasts Mean for Office Building Owners and Investors

Early concerns about the industry’s new-year optimism have turned out to be well founded.

The Debt Yield Test: A Great Equalizer

By Jay Maddox, Principal, Avison Young: How this alternative measurement levels the playing field compared to traditional underwriting ratios.

Private Equity Firms’ New Tack

By T. Bradley Fulkerson III, Managing Director, Transwestern: Private equity and venture investors are taking a different approach to real estate transactions.

No Bubble for Tech Properties

By Stephen Boyd, Director of U.S. REITs, Fitch Ratings: Despite signs of strain, the tech market of today is very different from the one that burst in the early 2000s.

An Unexpected Boost for Market-Rate Housing Development

By Keith Rosenthal, President, Phoenix Realty Group: How public-private partnerships are blurring economic and geographic barriers through mixed-income housing projects.