REIT M&A activity in 2019 hasn’t matched last year’s impressive levels. That may be because the REITs are changing direction.

Few new retail centers are under construction. Those that are involve either neighborhood shopping centers or mixed-use projects.

The deal is valued at $20 million.

Industry experts say that for the time being, the allowed rent increases will stay within the market-wide average.

The company will continue to operate the property under a lease arrangement.

Apollo Global Management has valued the timeshare resort operator at $40 per share.

Jon Needell notes that the publicly-traded REITs’ correlation to the general equities market has risen considerably in recent years.

Between concerns about the late-stage cycle and higher hedging costs earlier in the year, foreign investors paused on CRE acquisitions.

A DTZ Investors/Collective joint venture has started the world’s first fund to buy and build communal housing.