Bert Crouch, Invesco Real Estate’s head of North America, outlines the investment firm’s strategies in a rising-rate environment.

The industrial development pipeline is at its highest level in years. But developers are facing a host of new challenges.

Moving fundamentals in the housing market, including declining prices, might mean a partial pause in acquisitions is only temporary.

There was no wave of COVID-induced distressed buying in the hospitality sector, but there may be some strategic opportunities to buy now.

Mini-tenders have been a thorn in the side of nontraded REIT sponsors, and they are also on the receiving end of backlash from other industry participants.

While once institutional allocations were weighted towards retail and office, they have responded to long-term structural shifts and refocused on industrial, multifamily and data centers.

Despite the hefty increases, some apartment owners say rents for many tenants remain below accepted affordability ceilings.

Unlike institutional players, TIC investors want passive income and long-term holds, which works better for the types of deals Investors Management Group pursues, says the firm’s founder.

Over 1,800 companies re-shored production in 2021, setting a new record for re-shoring activity, notes The Reshoring Initiative. These companies are looking for logistics facilities, warehouses and distribution sites.

While coworking provides similar solutions to flex space, there are some key differences. Flex space challenges the idea of traditional commercial offices, which typically require signing long-term leases.