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Blackstone’s Online-Shopping Play: 800 Million Square Feet of Warehouses
Wall Street Journal, Oct. 26, 2019–Miriam Gottfried (subscription) Blackstone Group Inc. is betting that the rise of online shopping will remain a bright spot in the face of slowing global …
Big Opportunity: How to Backfill Vacant Big Box Retail Space in 2019
D Magazine, Oct. 24, 2019–Steve Zimmerman The Retail Connection Managing Director Steve Zimmerman says vacancies highlight the need for brokers, owners, investors and landlords to find “new and creative” ways …
Is the End of Libor a Threat to Financial Stability?
American Banker, Oct. 27, 2019–Hannah Lang (subscription) Concerns over how seriously banks are taking the deadline have led some to worry about disruptions in the lending market. And some banks …
Here are the Five Markets Where Rental Occupancy Rates are Falling Fast
HousingWire, Oct. 25, 2019–Julia Falcon Although there are many major metros seeing an uptick in multifamily occupancy rates, economic downturns have impacted other metros negatively, said Yardi Matrix. https://www.housingwire.com/articles/here-are-the-five-markets-where-rental-occupancy-is-falling-fast/
Are Fannie, Freddie Ready for Competition? ‘Bring it on,’ CEOs Say
National Mortgage News, Oct. 28, 2019–Brad Finkelstein (subscription) When it comes to possible new competitors in the secondary market, the heads of the two current outlets said they more than …
No Mortgage: Single-Family Homes Built to Rent, Not to Buy
NPR, Oct. 7, 2019–Chris ArnoldIn the past year, developers around the country built more than 40,000 homes as single-family rentals.
The End of Libor: The Biggest Banking Challenge You’ve Never Heard Of
Reuters, Oct. 8, 2019–Sinead Cruise, Lawrence WhiteReplacing Libor is proving expensive and tricky with concerns that, if mishandled, it could trigger credit market confusion and waves of lawsuits, finance industry sources said.
Why the U.S. Needs a New Vision for Affordable Housing
Knowledge@Wharton, Oct. 7, 2019The Knowledge@Wharton podcast interviewed University of Pennsylvania Professor Vincent Reina about improving housing affordability and fairness for renters and owners.
The Outlook for Austin CRE Remains Blazing Bright
National Real Estate Investor, Sept. 30, 2019–John EganThe economic engine of Austin, Texas, appears to be firing on all cylinders and shows no signs of running out of gas.