JLL: Investment Tactics Evolve

Investors are starting to adopt later-cycle investment strategies as the market continues to expand, said JLL, Chicago.

CMBS Metrics Improve Slightly

The outlook improved slightly for properties that support most commercial mortgage-backed securities, reported Moody’s Investors Service, New York.

CREF Highlights

At the MBA Commercial Real Estate/Multifamily Finance Board of Governors meeting on October 20, incoming Chair Bob Stout (Q10), Vice Chairs Tom Dennard (Grandbridge) and Byron Boston (Dynex), and other members of COMBOG led a broad discussion on current commercial/multifamily issues and MBA business impacting the industry.

C&W: Office, Industrial Prosper in 3Q

Despite an economic slowdown in some areas of the country, both the industrial and office sectors performed strongly in the third quarter, reported Cushman & Wakfield, New York.

CRE Performance Steady in Third Quarter

Institutional-quality real estate returned 3.09 percent in the third quarter–1.22 percent income return and 1.86 percent capital appreciation return–comparable to its 3.14 percent second quarter return, said the National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries’ Property Index.