Investment

Canada’s BentallGreenOak plans to invest billions of dollars in Japanese office real estate over the next three years.

The 21-year study shows pension funds have been missing out on healthy returns by under-allocating to REITs.

With vaccinations beginning, existing owners of struggling hotel properties are making a renewed effort to wait out the pandemic rather than sell for deep discounts.

Mnuchin indicated he’s not going to pursue any actions that put taxpayers at risk or limit consumers’ access to home loans.

CoStar Group estimates that $126 billion in CRE assets will be sold at distressed prices through 2022.

Previously, pension funds had forecast the NCREIF All-Property Index to end 2020 in negative territory.

The additional guidance could provide more clarity on what conditions would eventually prompt the Fed to increase or decrease the pace of bond purchases.

Buyers hoping to capitalize on distress may only have a small window of time to strike as long-term prospects for troubled assets begins to brighten.

There are still many avenues available for investors in retail properties looking for returns, safety, management ease or a combination of all of the above.