WMRE's Common Area: What Family Offices Want from CRE Investments

Mar 14, 2022

Belinda Schwartz, chair of the real estate department with Herrick Feinstein, comes on the podcast to discuss how HNWIs and family offices approach investing in the commercial real estate sector.

Surging Demand Drives Cap Rates for Student Housing Lower

Mar 14, 2022

Investment sale volume on student housing properties reached a new record in 2021 as the sector has fully recovered and schools largely returned to full on-campus instruction.

Equity Investors Jockey for Spots in Commercial Real Estate JVs

Mar 14, 2022

Activity that slowed in 2020 began picking up in second quarter 2021 and is now booming once again.

Growth in New Types of Health and Wellness Tenants Drives Retail Leasing Activity

Mar 10, 2022

The entire category of health and wellness is expanding to include more than traditional medical, dental and vision uses.

Rents Rise Most in 30 Years, Signaling More Pain for Americans

Mar 10, 2022

The index for rent of primary residence increased 0.6% in February from the prior month, the most since 1987.

Biden to Keep Pushing Nursing Homes on Staffing Level Rules

Mar 09, 2022

The minimum staffing proposal is part of a broad agenda President Joe Biden released last week to bring greater scrutiny to the U.S. nursing home industry.

Microsoft’s Return Puts Focus on Workers Who Are Skipping the Office

Mar 09, 2022

For Microsoft, the guideline is that schedules more than 50 percent remote must be approved by managers.

Blackstone’s U.S. CRE Push Suggests the Sector's Strength Amid Uncertainty

Mar 09, 2022

In particular, the firm has a strong focus on acquiring apartment buildings, logistics facilities and life science properties.

Publicly-Traded REIT Earnings Jumped 24.6% in 2021

Mar 08, 2022

Impacted by global uncertainty, publicly-traded REITs' total returns have started the year slow despite strong news during fourth quarter earnings results.