Category: Real estate

10 Midweek Must Reads for Real Estate Investors (Nov. 29, 2023)

Steven Schwarzman indicated Blackstone will be looking at real estate buying opportunities for data centers, warehouses and student housing across Europe, reported Bloomberg. CoStar warned that investors shouldn’t expect commercial real estate prices to bottom out in the near future.

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How One Major Bank Plans to Grow its Real Estate Lending Market Share as Rivals Pull Back

TD Bank’s newly appointed head of U.S. commercial real estate Hugh Allen notes the old adage: “You make your best loans in difficult times.”

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11 Must Reads for Real Estate Investors (Nov. 27, 2023)

Annual non-traded alternatives fundraising for interval funds, BDCs and REITs has reached $58 billion, according to the latest data from Robert A. Stanger & Co. CoStar is predicting a looming office space shortage for the very top tier properties. These are among the must reads from the real estate investment world to start the week.

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Beyond the Headlines: How COVID Impacted Commercial Real Estate

It was clear prior to the pandemic investors felt strongly that real estate was a less correlated asset class in portfolios.

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10 Midweek Must Reads for Real Estate Investors (Nov. 22, 2023)

Japan’s government pension fund is investing $1 billion in funds managed by Brookfield and Blackstone, reported Bisnow. Private investors have been increasingly focusing on retail real estate in recent months, according to JLL. These are among today’s must reads from around the commercial real estate industry.

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Simplify Asset Management Launches a Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF with a Twist

There are already ETFs in the market that invest in mortgage-backed securities. But the MTBA ETF focuses on recently issued ones.

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13 Must Reads for Real Estate Investors (Nov. 20, 2023)

The sale of Signature Bank’s apartment loans could be announced as early as today, reports The Wall Street Journal. Private credit is rising in popularity, but established asset managers are winning more than half of new deals, according to Bloomberg. These are among the must reads from the real estate investment world to kick off…

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How to Attract and Retain Top Talent in Affordable Housing

Companies may consider the following four strategies for attracting and retaining top talent in the affordable housing industry.

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12 Must Reads for Real Estate Investors (Nov. 17, 2023)

CoStar looked at what entities besides landlords are among WeWork’s creditors during its bankruptcy. Cushman & Wakefield profiled investment activity among alternative property types. These are among the must reads from the real estate investment world to end the week.

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Pender Capital Management Joins the Ranks of Asset Managers Opting for the Interval Fund Wrapper

The firm has been running a Reg D offering involving senior secured bridge real estate loans for the past eight years. Earlier this year, it decided to switch to an interval fund structure.

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