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Loan market braced for rush to Libor finish line
June 3, 2023
About half of the $1.4tn US junk loan market is still shackled to Libor just 30 days before the rate is set to expire, with meagre…
Fed’s Beige Book Says CRE Activity Down with Office a Particular Weak Spot
June 3, 2023
The May Beige Book from the Federal Reserve says that overall economic activity was little changed overall in April and early in May…
US REIT same-store net operating income growth slowed in Q1
May 30, 2023
Publicly traded US equity real estate investment trusts opened 2023 with a slowdown in median growth of same-store…
Hotel REITs’ Q1 earnings roughly in line with previous quarter
May 30, 2023
Earnings metrics for US hotel real estate investment trusts stayed mostly flat on a sequential basis in the first quarter of 2023…
Sam Zell, Architect of Modern REIT Era and Former Nareit Chair, Dies at 81
May 24, 2023
Real estate pioneer Sam Zell, considered one of the founders of the modern REIT era, died May 18, 2023…
US single-family building permits at 7-month high; housing slump persists
May 24, 2023
Permits for future U.S. single-family homebuilding jumped to a seven-month high in April…
Public and Private Real Estate: Divergences, Harbingers, and Opportunities
May 23, 2023
Public and private real estate markets can diverge, as they did last year. Although the increased uncertainty associated with…
These Dividend Stocks Are Setting Their Sights on This $150 Trillion Market Opportunity
May 22, 2023
Alternative asset managers have built enormous businesses by tapping into institutional capital. Institutional investors like pension funds…
Real estate rents to rise 10% this year, Prologis report says
May 22, 2023
Logistics real estate rents will rise 10% this year, with vacancies expected to drift upward into the low to mid-4% range from levels of…
Real Estate Private Investment Alts Navigate Choppy Waters
May 15, 2023
Non-traded REITs and other private real estate investment alternatives have slammed headlong into some significant market challenges…
Fed’s Bowman: More rate hikes needed if inflation, job market remain strong
May 15, 2023
Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman said Friday morning that if inflation remains high and the job market remains strong…
Private-credit firms see opportunity as banks tighten lending
May 15, 2023
Private-credit firms are eyeing fresh opportunities from a potential borrowing squeeze in the United States as battered regional banks tighten…
Publicly-Traded REITs Were Flat in April, Remain Up for the Year
May 9, 2023
The Nareit All Equity REIT Index generated total returns of 0.3% in April, with residential and healthcare REITs leading…
Nordstrom Is Closing San Francisco Stores as Cities’ Retail Pain Grows
May 8, 2023
Nordstrom is closing two stores near downtown San Francisco, including one in a prominent indoor shopping mall, the latest blow…
Interest Rate Caps Are Crushing CRE Deals Even More Than Before
May 8, 2023
Three minutes before Ed Fernandez, president and CEO of 1031 Crowdfunding, speaks with GlobeSt.com…
Listed Office REITs Selling at Steepest Discount to NAVs
May 8, 2023
Every month, the analysts at S&P Capital IQ report on the current publicly traded US equity real estate investment trusts that trade…
A Year Like No Other in Commercial Real Estate Finance
May 5, 2023
Last year started off with a bang. Riding high on a record year for most, lenders rang in 2022…
Real Estate Debt Funds Step in to Fill a Financing Void
May 5, 2023
Commercial real estate debt funds that thrive on disruption in capital markets are finding plenty of opportunities in the…
NYC breaks ground on largest geothermal residential apartment complex in U.S. (Video)
May 2, 2023
CNBC’s Diana Olick reports on the construction of America’s largest residential geothermal building…
Nontraded REIT Portfolios Shrink As Redemptions Rise
May 2, 2023
Some of the largest nontraded real estate investment trusts expanded their commercial property portfolios by $49.4 billion in the first…
Institutional Investors Still Like Real Estate, But Are Waiting for Better Prices
May 1, 2023
Institutional investors are sitting on the sidelines of the commercial real estate investment market, but they are not backing…
US Retail Availability Hits New Low in Q1
May 1, 2023
The availability of retail properties in the US fell to a 4.8% record low in the first quarter, CBRE Group Inc. said in a report…
Short Sellers Ramp Up Their Bets Against Commercial Mortgage REITs
May 1, 2023
Investors specializing in short selling, or betting against a stock, are flocking to mortgage REITs, in anticipation of further defaults…
US Hotel Metrics Rise in Week Ended April 22
April 28, 2023
US hotel performance was up week over week during the week ended April 22, according to STR, which tracks the hospitality industry…
Wall Street Journal Reports Home Prices Rose in February for First Time Since June 2022
April 25, 2023
Home prices rose in February from the prior month, snapping a seven-month streak of declines, as buyers competed…
