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Where Is the Lending Money Coming From?
With 2017 marking the last year of the “CMBS maturity wall,” SVN Institutional Capital Markets Chair Gabriel Silverstein delves into the main sources refinancing the roughly $10 billion per month that is coming due.
The Experience Economy: A Shift in Hotel Profitability
Hotel companies need to implement multisensory experiences at their properties to gain the attention of Millennial travelers and capture the generation’s growing buying power, argues Forté Specialty Contractors Founder & CEO Scott Acton.
What the GOP’s Border-Adjustment Tax Means for REITs
While its tough to say where the proposal is headed, lawmakers agree the taxing system for REITs could look very different in the future. Here’s a snapshot of REIT sectors that could feel an impact—adverse or beneficial—according to BDO’s Matthew Becker, Tanya Thomas and Paul Heiselmann.
Asian Investment in US Office Assets Continues to Surge
CommercialCafé’s latest analysis tracks down the most attractive U.S. office markets for Asian investors.
Exceeding Expectations
No matter where the project is being built, developers in the rapidly changing retail industry need to always be thinking about what they can bring to the surrounding community to keep them engaged, notes Phil Mays, principal of RocaPoint Partners.
Top 50 Largest Office Deals in 2016
Blackstone emerges as the year’s most active office buyer, according to CommercialCafe’s analysis on 2016’s top 50 U.S. office deals.
The Trouble with EB-5 and What’s Ahead
By Jay Maddox, Principal, Avison Young: While EB-5 investments have grown exponentially in the last decade, an ever-increasing number of projects are facing difficulties.
CRE Returns Tapping on the Brakes in 2017
By Ken Riggs, President, Situs RERC: Despite an expected drop in average total returns, CRE remains favorable to other investment alternatives.
Don’t Expect REIT Mergers to Mimic Regency-Equity One
By Steven Marks, Head of U.S. REITs, Fitch Ratings: A closer look at the largest U.S. REIT-to-REIT transaction in recent memory reveals a rather unusual set of circumstances that precipitated it.
Handling Uncertainty in the Net Lease Market
By Andrew Ackerman, Managing Director, Sands Investment Group: Now more than ever, individuals’ perceptions about the market are outweighing historical data when making transaction decisions.