MBA
CMBS originations, commercial real estate debt fund activity and the fate of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were among subjects of discussion at MBA CREF 2019.

In spite

MBA
CMBS originations, commercial real estate debt fund activity and the fate of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were among subjects of discussion at MBA CREF 2019.

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Norway's massive sovereign wealth fund is reducing its allocation to real estate, according to CIO. LG Electronics is seeking to outsource and rationalize its real estate assets reports Pulse News. And the WSJ looks at

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Norway's massive sovereign wealth fund is reducing its allocation to real estate, according to CIO. LG Electronics is seeking to outsource and rationalize its real estate assets reports Pulse News. And the WSJ looks at

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A survey of nearly 1,400 NREI readers finds support for Trump on a number of issues.

Commercial real estate professionals are split on their assessment of

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The shortage of workers is likely to get worse as developers continue to open new hotels.

Room rates in the hotel sector are not rising fast enough to keep pace with the

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Alphabet Inc’s Sidewalk Labs LLC will use timber to build a mixed-use project along Toronto’s waterfront.

(Bloomberg)—More than a century after steel and concrete became the standard for building

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The bankruptcy judge has approved Eddie Lampert’s plan to keep Sears in operations, reports the Associated Press. WeWork has made its first acquisition of 2019, according to TechCrunch. These are among today’s must reads

Industrious
Kristi Kuechler, of Family Office Exchange, talks about high-net-worth investors preferences and worries at this point in the cycle.

As is the case with so many commercial real estate investors, family

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Amazon’s recent decision to bring its Operations Center of Excellence to Nashville highlights the city’s attractiveness for CRE developers and investors.

Amazon recently announced its selection of

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