One of the biggest findings of the 2014 PWC Real Estate Investor Survey has been the rise of “18-hour” cities, or second-tier cities, as opposed to the 24-hour gateways. NREI spoke with Mitchell Roschelle, the U.S. national practice...
As real estate investors continue to show a preference for necessity-based retail and as supermarket chains, drugstores and dollar stores try to grab the greatest market share of consumers’ food dollars, it’s more important than ever...
By at least one measure, the yield on investments in apartment properties still hasn’t matched the level of the real estate boom. That’s the “risk premium” that investors demand for apartments compared to Treasury bonds...
As the Millenial kids grow up and head for college, investment in and development of student housing properties to cater to them can be an attractive proposition. Many colleges already face a shortage of available housing stock on their campuses...
Disruptive innovations in the business world help create new markets or alter existing markets. Such innovations sometimes lead to old-guard companies being supplanted by new competitors. The real estate industry is no stranger to this&mdash...
The traditional definition of commercial real estate encompasses just five property types: office, retail, multifamily, industrial and hotel. In recent years, however, institutional investors and developers have become attracted to more niche...
Having survived through the financial crisis and the Great Recession, today’s commercial real estate professionals may feel like the worst is finally behind them, but there are plenty of new challenges springing up in our industry. Will...
