| | November 3, 2016 Top Story | By Barbara Byrne Denham, Contributing Columnist  For the next few years, the affordable vacancy rate is expected to remain flat while the multifamily vacancy rate is expected to drift upwards due to the high level of construction underway. FULL ARTICLE |
Research | By NREI Staff  NREI's annual ranking of the top owners of hotels shows G6 Hospitalaity at the top of the list. FULL ARTICLE |
NREI Wire | Bloomberg View  Chains would seem to be the wave of the future. Certainly in the U.S.: A recent report by NPD Group tells us that in the last year, the number of independent restaurants declined by 3 percent, while the number of chains increased by 1 percent. FULL ARTICLE |
| Bloomberg  Kroger suggested it was eager for deals but has struggled to find another can't-miss target like Harris Teeter—the successful Southeastern grocery chain for which Kroger shelled out $2.5 billion in 2014 and quickly absorbed without much trouble. FULL ARTICLE |
Must Reads | By NREI Staff  Fortune looks at how a Chinese real estate bubble could unravel the world economy. American Apparel may be forced into bankruptcy before the year is out, according to the New York Post. These are among today’s must reads from around the commercial real estate industry. FULL ARTICLE |
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