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Brookfield has started work on revitalizing GGP’s mall portfolio, reports the Wall Street Journal. Oregon has approved the use of timber in the construction of high-rise buildings, according to Curbed. These are among today’s must reads from

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As a result of this regulatory change, some borrowers could secure more competitive terms for their commercial real estate loans.

This spring, President Trump signed the Economic Growth,

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Some people are looking at retail loans as the next “big short”, says Manus Clancy, senior managing director and the leader of applied data, research, and pricing departments at Trepp.

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As pension funds, government funds and HNW investors put their money into real estate lending, some in the industry worry about the potential for loan defaults, according to the Wall Street Journal. Chain Store Age looks at

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Lenders keep fighting to make loans partly because on a national basis, apartment rents continue to rise.

Multifamily investors are still able to get low interest rates on permanent loans as different lender groups continue

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Delving deeper into the geographical jargon of market tiers sheds light on investment trends and value-add opportunities that would have gone overlooked just a decade ago.

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Nordstrom Inc., for instance, posted same-store sales that were almost four times higher than expected after drawing in buyers for both its full-priced and discounted merchandise.

(Bloomberg)—Adapt or die isn’t just a tenet of

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Unlike traditional real estate funds, which call for managers to return money to investors after a set period of time, Cerberus is raising an evergreen fund without a target date for returning capital.

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Anbang Insurance Group is looking to sell its luxury hotel holdings, according to the Wall Street Journal. NPR looks at why hospitals are investing in real estate. These are among today’s must reads

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The firm’s Detroit Opportunity Fund is starting with a $500 million pipeline of multifamily deals in low-income pockets of the Motor City.

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