CBRE, Los Angeles, said net-lease investment fell significantly in the second quarter but comprised the highest share of total volume on record amid a sharp pandemic-related commercial real estate investment activity decline.
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Bridge Over Troubled Water: Debt Funds and Mortgage REITs Come of Age During COVID-19
It can be challenging to raise capital for public companies involved in commercial real estate lending against a backdrop of falling stock prices. This has led to an inward focus on activities such as asset management and building liquidity for public mortgage REITs, making these market participants less active for new loan originations.
Data Centers Bright Spot in Pandemic Economy
Where some see challenges, others see opportunity—and business data centers proved resilient in the first half of 2020 as many businesses implemented hybrid IT infrastructure to improve their remote work capabilities and streaming content providers saw increased viewership due to the COVID-19 pandemic, said CBRE, Los Angeles.
Bridge Over Troubled Water: Debt Funds and Mortgage REITs Come of Age During COVID-19
It can be challenging to raise capital for public companies involved in commercial real estate lending against a backdrop of falling stock prices. This has led to an inward focus on activities such as asset management and building liquidity for public mortgage REITs, making these market participants less active for new loan originations.
Office Vacancy Rate Could Reach 20% in 2022
The office sector saw downward pressure even before the COVID-19 crisis. Now, burdened with a shift toward remote working, it could be particularly hard hit in the coming years, said Moody’s Analytics.
Dealmaker: VEREIT, Ocean West Acquire $654M in Industrial Facilities
VEREIT, Phoenix, and Ocean West Capital Partners LLC, El Segundo, Calif., acquired $654 million in industrial properties.
CRE Lending Eases as Underwriting Turns Conservative
CBRE, Los Angeles, said a temporary freeze in commercial real estate lending and transaction markets beginning in mid-March through early April led to fewer loan closings in the second quarter.
MBA: 2019 Multifamily Lending Up 7% to Record High
Fueled by strong market fundamentals and low interest rates, 2,589 different multifamily lenders provided $364.4 billion in new mortgages in 2019 for apartment buildings with five or more units, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s annual multifamily lending market report.
Retail-to-Industrial Conversions Accelerate, Driven by E-Commerce
Nearly 14 million square feet of retail space has converted to industrial space since 2017–a trend likely to increase as e-commerce expands and industrial rents increase, said CBRE, Los Angeles.
MBA: 2019 Multifamily Lending Up 7% to Record High
Fueled by strong market fundamentals and low interest rates, 2,589 different multifamily lenders provided $364.4 billion in new mortgages in 2019 for apartment buildings with five or more units, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s annual multifamily lending market report.