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If the shutdown extends through March, there will be zero economic expansion in the first quarter.

(Bloomberg)—White House Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Kevin Hassett said that

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Wealthy families and private investors are putting their money into CRE assets outside big cities.

(Bloomberg)—Beacon House isn’t everyone’s idea of prime office space. But the four-story,

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Long-term ground leases bring down the income from iconic office buildings in major U.S. cities, according to the Wall Street Journal. San Francisco is considering a tax on empty storefronts, reports San Francisco Chronicle. These

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Non-listed REITs see an increase in capital inflows as investors look to increase allocations to alternative assets.

Even as publicly-traded equity REITs struggled to shake off negative returns amid stock market volatility, their non-listed peers pulled

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Investors have to keep in mind that to reap full tax benefits, the value of capital improvements has to match the value of the initial purchase price.

Opportunity Zone investments are a hot topic in

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Analysts warn that there’s a big difference between “the promise of a plan” to release Fannie and Freddie from government control and an “actionable proposal.”

(Bloomberg)—Analysts are casting

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The delivery service is expanding the keyless-entry system for high-rise apartment buildings.

(Bloomberg)—United Parcel Service Inc. is expanding a keyless-entry system for package deliveries at apartment buildings after a successful test in

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Developers are competing to build the largest and most sophisticated warehouses, reports the Wall Street Journal. Smaller co-working operators cater to small businesses, according to The New York Times. These are among today’s

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Shortage of highly-skilled construction workers likely to continue contributing to completion delays for new apartment projects.

At apartment building construction sites, delays have gotten way out of hand. It’s often difficult to find enough workers to finish the apartments on time, industry

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