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President Donald Trump announced his administration will provide $5 billion to help nursing home facilities counter the virus, according to the Associated Press. Rent growth at single-family rentals has slowed down considerably, reports GlobeSt.com.

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As part of its bankruptcy reorganization, Ascena Retail Group plans to close more than a half of its stores.

(Bloomberg)—Ascena Retail Group Inc., owner of

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Depending on lease terms, expenses related to COVID-19 might fall on the tenants and not office owners.

Costs around maintaining health

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San Francisco is among markets seeing the most fallout in terms of increasing sublease space.

The amount of available sublet office space

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Fund mangers could lose $2 billion on credit-risk-transfer securities, which shift the risk of borrower defaults from the GSEs to private investors.

(Bloomberg)—Hedge funds and mutual funds are among bond

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In cities including New York, San Francisco and Seattle the high cost of living led to higher wages. Remote work might change that.

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U.S. home sales rose by more than 20 percent last month, reports the Associated Press. The pandemic has made the self-storage sector vulnerable to a downturn, according to The New York Times.

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The REIT is looking at selling a portfolio of energy infrastructure loans and commitments acquired from General Electric.

(Bloomberg)—Barry Sternlicht’s Starwood Property Trust Inc. is exploring selling an almost $2

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Investment sales of U.S. commercial properties fell by 68 percent year-over-year in the second quarter, according to RCA.

(Bloomberg)—The U.S. commercial

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Some things for employers keep in mind about the CRE workforce.

The coronavirus pandemic has been a major disruptor to the employment environment in virtually every

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