Sales volume on net lease assets roughly flat with last year’s, By Diana Bell, NREIOnline.com “The first quarter of 2017 ended with about $11.43 billion in sales involving office, industrial and retail single-tenant net lease assets, according to research from Stan Johnson, a national net lease brokerage firm. That figure paced very closely to the [...]
Seven takeaways from the ICSC RECon Show 2017, day one, By Elaine Misonzhnik, NREIOnline.com “The retail real estate industry is undergoing a permanent change, driven by a shift in consumer preferences and the excessive amount of retail space per person in the U.S., according to the attendees of ICSC’s RECon 2017 show in Las Vegas. While [...]
Co-Living grows up: Scrappy startups preparing to disrupt housing on massive scale, By Ethan Rothstein, Bisnow “As the country’s growing need for affordable housing coincides with its oversupplied rental market, co-living has emerged as a possible bridge for that fundamental divide, and it could shake the multitrillion-dollar housing industry to its core.” Suburban rentals [...]
How will a real estate lending slowdown affect marketplace lenders? By Gary Bechtel, NREIOnline.com “In commercial real estate, reports show that the decline is even sharper. According to Real Capital Analytics, U.S. commercial property purchases were down 10 percent in 2016 from the previous year, and the trend seems to be continuing into 2017. U.S. [...]
Navigating the changing landscape for multifamily financing in 2017, By Bryan Shaffer, NREIOnline.com “While multifamily remains one of the most desirable asset classes to finance, a number of new factors have emerged that are making it more challenging to secure competitive financing now than before. The question is: will we continue to see strong fundamentals [...]
VRN, May 2017 Letter of Intent: Less Can Be More By: Lori Kilberg and Benno Rothschild Retail lease negotiations can be time consuming and costly. In almost every instance, we recommend outlining in writing the basic lease terms before drafting the actual lease agreement, whether or not the parties execute a formal Letter of Intent [...]
