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Investor demand driving alternatives into the spotlight
In a turbulent year with overall U.S. commercial real estate volume decline, increased activity in some alternative property sectors was a bright spot for…
What percentage of equity raised by DSTs in December 2020 was in transactions in the multifamily market?
Answer: Approximately 51% of equity raised by asset type in December 2020 was in multifamily assets according to…
Zero Cash Flow Properties: What Are They and How Can They Be Beneficial to Property Owners?
Industrial distribution centers, necessity-based retail centers and corporate office headquarters with long-term, triple-net leases and…
Self-Storage Sector Continues to Deliver for Investors
Amid all the chaos and uncertainty that has roiled the commercial real estate throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, self storage has stood alongside subsectors like logistics real estate…
Phoenix American Releases 1031 Turns 100: Industry Insights on the DST Market
With 2021 marking the 100-year anniversary of the tax-deferred, like-kind exchange, the Delaware Statutory Trust (DST), has emerged…
When did Congress authorize the first tax-deferred like-kind exchange?
Answer: The first tax-deferred like-kind exchange was authorized in 1921. Revisions and clarifications made by Congress in 1990 drew public attention…
Analysis: Big Government Spending Creates Opportunities, Worries for CRE
The U.S. federal government has passed an unprecedented $5.3 trillion of stimulus as part of the effort to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, and trillions more of infrastructure spending…
Up to $28B in Distressed Retail Could Hit the Market in the Next 24 Months
As the U.S. enters year two of the COVID-19 pandemic, strip centers and malls, which have had most of the exposure to retail tenants that have struggled from a sales perspective…
What was the U.S. national average office vacancy rate at the end of 2020?
Answer: The national average office vacancy rate was 15.0%, an increase of 160 bps over 2019, according to the CommercialEdge National Office…
Vacancy Drives Industrial Pricing Surge
The industrial real estate sector continues to shine, CommercialEdge’s March industrial report shows, with low vacancy affecting a surge in both rents and sales prices. The average…
Nuveen Global Cities REIT Declares February Distributions
On March 24, 2021, Nuveen Global Cities REIT, Inc. (the “Company”) declared distributions for each class of its common stock in the amount per share…
US Hotel Occupancy for Week Ended March 20 Hits Peak Since March 2020
U.S. hotel occupancy for the week ended March 20 climbed nearly seven points from the previous week to the highest level since early March 2020…
Phillips Edison Weighs Shareholder Liquidity Options
Phillips Edison & Co. Inc. said its board and management are evaluating options to provide the grocery-anchored shopping center operator’s shareholders…
Investors set sights on rising star cities in the Sun Belt and Mountain West
Gateway cities have and always will be attractive from both a resident and investor standpoint. However, the pandemic has accelerated migration trends to a handful of…
The Transparency of Investing in Brick and Mortar Real Estate
One of the core truths in value investing is the need to understand the risks involved, and that sometimes the risks are far greater than the rewards. Today, however, investors in…
What has been the average realized IRR across 338 realized investments as of December 31, 2020, for Prospect Capital Management’s investments?
Answer: Prospect Capital Management has a 16.9% IRR across 338 realized investments as of December 31, 2020. 89% of Prospect Capital’s realized investments have an…
Phillips Edison Acquires Hickory Creek Plaza in Denton, Texas
DENTON, Texas – March 24, 2021 – Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. (“PECO”), an internally-managed real estate investment trust (“REIT”) and one of the nation’s largest owners and…
Ending 1031s hurts land conservation, farmers
As the proverb suggests, land conservation and farming are inextricably connected, because those who make their living from the land are also stewards of the land charged with…
Dr. Randy Anderson Speaks to the Benefits of Alternative Investments at the Forbes Shook Virtual Top Advisor Summit
Griffin Capital Company, LLC announced Dr. Randy Anderson’s participation in the Forbes Shook Virtual Top Advisor Summit. Over 6,000 advisors attended…
What Public Markets Are Saying About the Value of Real Estate
For better or for worse, much of the world of commercial real estate is insulated from the wild antics of ‘retail traders’ causing chaos on Wall Street. Investors, without access to massive wealth or…
