NREI recently conducted its sixth annual research survey examining sentiment in the retail real estate sector. What we found is that, predictably, the mood has taken a sharp turn for the worse.
Boosted by the pandemic, positive industrial real estate fundamentals are driving asset values to record highs, particularly “last mile” properties in core urban markets. And investors of all types are competing hard to pounce on the limited number of available deals.
In spite of overall caution in the investment sales market, some family offices and high-net-worth investors (HNWIs) have been looking at this as a time of opportunity. So are they pursuing any retail investments with all of the added challenges during the pandemic? Are these wealthy investors looking for potential distressed deals, or are they sitting on the sidelines?
In the fourth article in a seven-part series on real estate crowdfunding, Adam Gower addresses how aspiring crowdfunders can build investor acquisition systems.
Commercial Observer examines the toll that eight months of lockdowns have taken on women working in commercial real estate. Owners and investors in New York City are preparing for a pitched battle over property tax valuations, reports Bisnow. These are among today’s must reads from around the commercial real estate industry.