Asset Manager News & Perspectives

October 21, 2020

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...

October 20, 2020

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...

October 20, 2020

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...

October 20, 2020

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...

October 20, 2020

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...

October 20, 2020

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...

October 20, 2020

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...

October 20, 2020

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...

October 19, 2020

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...