While grocery-anchored shopping centers reign as the safest bet for investors in the troubled retail sector, they’re not immune to many of the same struggles that other retail assets are facing. Supermarket companies are investing billions of dollars to adapt… Read More
Archives for 2020
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities Lenders are Poised to Build Market Share in 2020
CMBS pros have come to terms with the reality that the market will never regain the heights reached before the great financial crisis. Annual issuance volumes north of $200 billion are not in the cards. But the sector, complemented by… Read More
Will Private Equity RE Players Continue Raising Funds at a Breakneck Pace?
There’s never been more private equity cash chasing real estate assets. And yet more funds than ever continue to come to the market. That could make 2020 the frothiest year yet for private equity investors in the CRE space. In… Read More
Reverse Logistics: Challenges & Opportunity for CRE
With online retail sales rising by 10 percent annually, the volume of returns is also growing. According to research from market data firm Statista, returns for online sales tend to be two to three times more frequent than returns for… Read More
Landlords & Tenants Face Financial Lease Complications
With the rise of e-commerce, declining foot traffic in malls and shuttering department stores, retail landlords and brick-and-mortar tenants have faced a wave of challenges in recent years. As a result, both landlords and tenants are constantly searching for new… Read More
Why Real Estate Finance Needs to Build in Sustainability
The real estate sector affects – and is affected by – climate change. We must identify solutions to reduce emissions and mitigate climate impacts. This approach can reap financial as well as moral dividends. The real estate sector has a… Read More
MSCI’S 2020 Emerging Trends in Real Estate Report
MSCI, an American finance company, released its 2020 Emerging Real Estate Trends report today. The main themes of the report revolve around the improvement of data in the real estate investment space, and how this is playing a more vital… Read More
Single-Tenant Net Lease Cap Rates Reach Historic Lows
CHICAGO—The fourth quarter brought record low cap rates for single-tenant national net lease properties in the retail, office and industrial spaces, according to the 4Q2019 Net Lease Market Report by The Boulder Group. During the quarter, national asking cap rates… Read More
Investment Sales Prices Find Some Late Cycle Momentum
The $14.5-million sale of the Sand Cove Apartments in St. Pete Beach, Fla. last month isn’t a deal that would normally stand out amid the crowded field of mega-sales and portfolio acquisitions that occurred in 2019. What is eye-catching is… Read More
Six Predictions for the Retail Sector in 2020
Retail real estate had just had one of its toughest years ever. Will there be relief in sight in 2020? Liz Wolf | Jan 08, 2020 It was a brutal year for the U.S. retail sector, despite a robust economy… Read More