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Turbulence Creates Opportunities for Astute Investors, Developers
Case Real Estate Capital Founder & Managing Principal Sanford Herrick details how these market participants are overcoming capital constraints to achieve outsize returns.
Investment 02 October 2018 21:24 -
Net-Leased Rite Aid Stores Offer Value—And Risk
Amid ongoing interest-rate hikes by the Federal Reserve, many investors are eager for these single-tenant assets' above-average returns. Transwestern Associate Gavin Behr thinks properties occupied by the drugstore chain may fit the bill.
Retail 02 October 2018 21:04 -
Value Engineering Continues After Design Phase
The process of detecting and resolving unwanted costs is critical throughout a project’s construction.
ViewPoint 26 September 2018 17:06 -
4 Steps to a Smarter Snow Removal Plan
Winter can be the busiest time of the year for some property owners and managers. Budgeting and planning now is the best way to avoid being caught off guard.
ViewPoint 21 September 2018 17:03 -
Crossborder Capital Flows in U.S. Real Estate Markets
Chris Nebenzahl of Yardi Matrix offers an analysis of what's driving increased competition for deals among offshore capital providers.
Investment 19 September 2018 20:58 -
Why Private Equity Likes Sale-Leasebacks
Industrial assets are particularly ripe for this type of transaction, having accounted for more than half of deal volume in the first half of 2018, up from 35 percent in 2017, noted Krupa Shah, senior vice president of JLL's capital markets group.
Investment 19 September 2018 20:46 -
Economic Expansion: More Room to Run?
Ken Riggs, president of Situs RERC, believes that, despite its near-record length, the recovery seems far from over, and contends that key indicators point to further growth ahead.
Investment 19 September 2018 20:28 -
Navigating Construction Loans, Part 1
In the first installment of a two-part series, Avison Young Principal Jay Maddox details the ways in which lenders mitigate construction risk.
Finance 19 September 2018 20:13 -
Is Adaptive Reuse the New Normal?
As governmental entities, financial institutions and capital partners increasingly embrace adaptive reuse, owners and developers have more alternatives to consider when embarking on these projects, according to Stephen Toohill, partner at Solomon Ward Seidenwurm & Smith LLP.
Development 19 September 2018 18:52 -
Health-Care REITS Sell Into Strength
Institutional investors have taken greater interest in the sector amid faster-changing demographics, according to Fitch Ratings Senior Director Stephen Boyd.
Healthcare 18 September 2018 20:22 -
Sustainable Design: Best Practices to Reduce Water Usage and Property Costs
One of the best things about sustainable water feature design is that reduced resource consumption and lower costs go hand-in-hand, and there are a number of options available allowing today’s water features to use less chemicals and less potable water while looking better than ever.
Sustainability 11 September 2018 18:04 -
Private Buyers Dominate Net Lease QSR Sector
Randy Blankstein, president of net lease advisory firm The Boulder Group, outlines the factors that have attracted investors to the quick-service restaurant segment.
Investment 05 September 2018 16:39 -
Structural Features Boost REIT Long-Term Performance
These companies' efficient, low-cost structure, as well as successful alignment of management incentives with shareholders’ interests, continues to provide tailwinds to the sector, according to Nareit Senior Vice President of Research & Economic Analysis Calvin Schnure.
ViewPoint 05 September 2018 16:29 -
More Commercial Mortgages for Regional, Local Banks: When Is Enough?
Yardi Matrix Director of Research Paul Fiorilla assesses the risks some financial institutions face at this late stage in the economic recovery.
Finance 05 September 2018 15:50 -
How Will Opportunity Zones Impact Financing, Investment?
George Smith Partners' Principal & Managing Director Bryan Shaffer explains how borrowers, lenders and cities can benefit from an influx of capital triggered by the new program.
Finance 05 September 2018 14:50