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August 10, 2023

When Bankruptcy Is A Blessing: Huge Rent Growth Drove Strong Q2 For Shopping Center REITs NationalRetail

Space at open-air shopping centers is so constrained, a major retailer’s bankruptcy may have actually been good news. Early in the second quarter, Bed Bath & Beyond went bankrupt and began closing its 480 remaining stores...

August 9, 2023

Messing With The Magic: Why DFW Might Not Outperform This Cycle

The end of 2007 was a tense time for commercial real estate. The subprime mortgage crisis had spread worldwide, the lending market had dried up, and the Federal Reserve began to cut interest rates in a bid to stop turmoil in the housing and financial markets from tanking the economy...

August 9, 2023

US Hotel Occupancy, RevPAR Tick Down in Week Ended July 29

US hotel performance showed mixed results during the week ended July 29, STR reported, citing the latest data from CoStar, which provides information and analytics in the property markets. Occupancy slightly dropped to 72.2% from 72.9% a week earlier and was up 0.6% from the comparable week in 2022.

August 9, 2023

Explainer: Moody’s latest views on the US government: The last triple-A standing

Moody's remains the last of the three major credit rating agencies to maintain a top rating for the United States, after Fitch cut the sovereign rating earlier this week and Standard & Poor's lowered it in 2011...

August 9, 2023

U.S. Industrial Leasing Down A ‘Staggering’ 47% From Last Year: JLL

The industrial sector is still delivering a wave of development across the country that started during the pandemic-era boom, but new data shows demand is not keeping up with the pace of new supply....

August 3, 2023

Overall QOF Equity Bounces Back in Second Quarter, but Far Behind 2022 Numbers

Qualified opportunity funds (QOFs) tracked by Novogradac reported raising $2.01 billion in equity over the first six months of 2023, including $1.33 billion during the second quarter of the year. Equity reported by QOFs tracked by Novogradac reached a cumulative $36.10 billion as of June 30, 2023. Novogradac is tracking 1,731 QOFs, of which 1,330…

August 2, 2023

Investments In Nontraded REITs Up 39%, But Still Far Outpaced By Withdrawals

Fundraising shot back up in June for nontraded REITs after a moribund start to 2023, but the money raised was still far less than investors pulled out of the alternative investment vehicles, according to a new report....

August 2, 2023

Practice Management: Why Innovators Pounce When Growth Slows

If you want to see how business leaders respond to a volatile climate, there’s no better vantage point than a room full of entrepreneurs. I’ve had the privilege of belonging to my local 180-member chapter of Entrepreneurs’ Organization. EO Los Angeles has been an amazing experience for many reasons, not least of which is giving…

August 2, 2023

Barry Sternlicht: ‘Category 5 Hurricane’ Has Come For Commercial Real Estate

New distress opportunities are emerging for commercial real estate players able to weather the current storm, but buyers may need to be able to endure the current fiscal difficulties for longer than some expect, billionaire commercial real estate executive Barry Sternlicht said...