Many specialty REITs have seen double-digit FFO growth in 2018 versus the broader REIT market.

Pressures within the sector are already being felt.

A good sub-market for a value-add play should show a difference of several hundred dollars between the cost of renting a new, luxury apartment and the cost of renting an older unit.

Among the key factors affecting the sudden rise in TI allowances is a significant increase in new inventory that impacted supply and demand dynamics nationally.

In many cases, new properties close to campus are drawing students away from properties farther out.

The average retail cap rate for net lease properties during the second quarter of 2018 reached 6.2 percent, an increase of 10 basis points from first quarter and the biggest jump in seven years.

Real estate investors and developers need to keep in mind that California is due for a major earthquake.

Apartment renters have come to expect green building features like good indoor air quality and energy efficiency, making them more of a requirement in many markets.