Once a niche play, DSTs have drawn the interest of institutional-grade sponsors to offer as an option to retail investors managing their real estate plays.

Some sources of financing are drying up, but overall multifamily fundamentals are strong enough to keep funds flowing to borrowers.

“We know firsthand from deals we’ve been working on that buyers have pulled back and lenders are more conservative,” says one broker. Nevertheless, the medical office sector is still considered a favored asset class among investors.

Harbor Group International’s David Rosenberg sees an investment opportunity thanks to a disconnect that’s developed between REIT equity prices and underlying net asset values.

While property damage from the storm is already second only to Katrina, the impact to business operations and cargo movement may double or triple total losses. However, logistics providers are getting better at minimizing the scale of disruption.

Lower energy costs, supply chain issues and political volatility are some of the issues behind European companies’ decisions to open new manufacturing plants in the United States.

Office-to-multifamily conversions have ticked up lately. But such redevelopments remain difficult to pull off and represent a small percentage of the apartment pipeline.