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California’s Proposition 21 Could Stifle Multifamily Property Investments
According to a recent report by Marcus & Millichap, California’s Proposition 21 that is on the November ballot could place restrictions on apartment owners and create…
Which two nontraded REITs completed a merger on October 5, 2020?
Answer: Pacific Oak Strategic Opportunity REIT II, Inc. merged with Pacific Oak Strategic Opportunity REIT, Inc. on October 5, 2020. Each issued and…
Which two alternative investment sponsors covered by Blue Vault invest exclusively in self-storage properties?
nswer: SmartStop and Leitbox sponsor alternative investment programs that focus exclusively on self-storage properties…
Commercial REITs for Small Investors See Increasing Demand
A new type of commercial real-estate fund that targets small investors is raking in money again after demand cooled during the early months of the…
Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT Posts Increased NAV
The board of directors of Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT, Inc., posted the quarterly update to the REIT’s estimated net asset values per share on…
L.A. office leasing feels the COVID effect
The impact of COVID-19 reverberated through the Los Angeles County office market in the third quarter as many businesses kept employees at home and managers put off decisions about their…
CRE Investors: Funding Hurdles Will Be Too High for Some Asset Classes
One in four commercial real estate professionals believe some asset classes will no longer be eligible for funding as a result of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, says Duff & Phelps after…
Retail Property Markets and REITs are Recovering
The three most important factors in real estate—location, location, location—all apply in the retail market. Retail properties in areas with little job growth and lower incomes have been…
Steadfast Apartment REIT Distribution Declaration
On October 14, 2020, the Board of Directors of Steadfast Apartment REIT, Inc. approved and authorized a daily distribution to stockholders of record as…
Offices, Hotels, and Restaurants Will Eventually Fill Back Up—But With Long-Term Structural Changes
With office closures, strict limits on restaurants, and drastically reduced foot traffic at retail shops and small businesses, the state of the commercial real estate market is a far cry from…
NMHC Rent Payment Tracker Finds 86.8 Percent of Apartment Households Paid Rent as of October 13
The National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC)’s Rent Payment Tracker found 86.8 percent of apartment households made a full or partial rent payment by October 13 in its survey…
Impact of COVID-19 on Financial Reporting in the Real Estate Industry
As the third quarter comes to a close, the impact of COVID-19 on the U.S. economy continues to be felt. In fact, according to Reuters, the U.S economy suffered its biggest blow since…
Increasing Demand for Cold Storage Spurs Spec Projects, Institutional Investment
U.S. online grocery sales continue to accelerate amid escalating COVID-19 cases, and this trend is likely to continue long after the pandemic subsides, boosting demand for…
US Weekly Hotel Occupancy Hits 50%
U.S. hotel occupancy in the week ended October 10 reached 50% for just the second time since the low point of the coronavirus pandemic, according to…
Blackstone REIT to Acquire San Jose Office Complex
The Blackstone Group Inc. agreed to acquire a two-building office complex in San Jose, Calif., through its…
Which three CIM sponsored nontraded REITs will merge into CIM Real Estate Finance Trust, Inc. if shareholders approve the merger proposals annnounced in an Agreement and Plan of Merger on August 30, 2020?
Answer: Cole Credit Property Trust V, Inc., CIM Cole Office & Industrial REIT (CCIT II), Inc., and Cole Office & Industrial REIT (CCIT III), Inc. will merge with…
Luxury Home Sales Surge 42% in the Third Quarter as Sales of Affordable Homes Falter, Highlighting the Pandemic’s Uneven Impact on Americans With Less Wealth
A relative abundance of expensive homes is supporting sales at the high end and giving luxury homebuyers plenty of options to choose from. Meanwhile, sales of…
CRE Asset Classes Post Increase in Asking Rates, Pricing In Sept.
The commercial real estate market is showing distinct signs of recovery. In September, asking rents increased by 3.5% across asset classes and price per-square-foot rose by…
Inland Real Estate Acquisitions, LLC Closes the Purchase of a Beachfront Multifamily Property in Long Beach, NY
“10 West Apartments’ premier location with high quality amenities and panoramic ocean views is an attractive option for New Yorkers looking to transition from the city to the suburbs without compromising on luxury…”
Leitbox Successfully Sells Mixed Use Storage Development
One of the advantages of self-storage as an asset class cited by Bill Leitner, Managing Principal of Leitbox Storage Partners, is the ability to…
