Brick and mortar: The future of retail in an era of changing technology and consumer tastes
As the economy of the future becomes increasingly high-tech, the retail sector must follow.
April 1, 2018: Vol. 30, Number 4
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Four myths about retail: Separating myth from reality to understand opportunities in today’s retail sector
Is the dominant negative narrative for the retail sector overblown — built more on myths than realities?
All about that bass: Shifting structures and changing demographics are remaking the retirement landscape, with implications for real estate investment
The pension landscape in the United States is undergoing significant changes — will there be a role for institutional real estate in the future?
The macro bet: U.S. rental housing is an $8 trillion sector bet
The U.S. housing market is in the midst of a major transformation that is bound to benefit the rental segment.
New challenges: A tale of two (kinds of) plans
The shift away from high-cost defined benefit pension schemes has been under way for decades in the corporate pension fund sector.
What’s wrong with housing? An inconvenient truth, or the failure to make choices
Housing in the United States is broken. We simply no longer build enough units to meet demand and keep prices affordable.
Steel tariffs could raise cost of real estate development
New tariffs on imported steel and aluminum could have a deleterious effect on the commercial real estate industry. President Trump has announced tariffs of 25 percent for imported steel and 10 percent for imported aluminum, with exemptions for Canada, Mexico and possibly other nations.
IMRF increases real estate exposure to 9% of plan assets
The Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund has increased its exposure to real estate asset from 8 percent to 9 percent.
Record global debt gives rise to concern
Global debt reached a record $233 trillion in third quarter 2017.
REITs helped by leaning in
Female representation on REIT boards has increased in the past decade but still lags the broader business world.
Global gateway cities in the past decade
While global gateway cities did provide higher capital growth since the global financial crisis, they generated lower income returns.
Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund invests in Latin America
CCLA Group has created a $300 million joint venture with GIC to invest in for-rent multifamily assets in Mexico.
Stock market drop hits REITs in February
REIT stocks took a tumble in February, falling 7.27 percent.
Investors remain satisfied with real estate
A significant majority of respondents to the 2018 Institutional Investors Real Estate Trends survey are satisfied with their real estate investments.