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Mattress Firm Inc. has filed for bankruptcy and will close 700 stores, the Wall Street Journal reports. CNBC details three fast-growing cities that are still affordable. These are among today’s top

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Vector illustration of powerful investor giving money supporting businessman in future development.
Bridge loans may be the right financing strategy for value-add investors with a clear plan

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For the first time, 3PLs topped CBRE’s list of biggest warehouse leases in the first half 2018.

In the race for speedy delivery, more and more companies are turning to third-party logistics (3PLs)

Greenhouse Medical Plaza
Transwestern and Virtus Real Estate Capital bought the property at 2051 S. Greenhouse Road and will lease it as a medical office building.

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The city opened its first permanently affordable building for local manufacturers in a 56,000-sq.-ft. facility on Hooper Street.

San Francisco officials have

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The yield on the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury surpassed the previous peak set in July 2011, according to the Wall Street Journal. Barnes & Noble’s board of directors

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CRE developers can use everything from old government facilities to brownfield sites to capitalize on the need for last mile warehouses.

Amazon launched the age of e-commerce when it shipped its first

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The co-working space provider has been expanding rapidly. But CRE professionals wonder how sustainable its long-term business model is.

NREI readers think the co-working

Washington REIT Marshalls
Potential sale would come at a time when physical retail is struggling and retail REITs have taken a hit.

Washington Real Estate

Silverstein Properties
The New York City-based development firm launched a real estate lending venture in partnership with a sovereign wealth fund and a pension fund.

(Bloomberg)—Silverstein Properties Inc., the developer of

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