Americas Break on through: As we look ahead to 2018, where are the opportunities? And where are the challenges? Barring any sudden events — some proverbial black swan — many predict the year ahead will, in broad strokes, resemble the year behind.
Americas What, we worry? Office development performs a balancing act Nonresidential building construction has been increasing since 2011. Construction spending slowed in 2017 for offices, but still 2017 will surpass the previous 2008 high.
Americas Fire and rain: Investing in the era of extreme weather and climate change We may well look back and view the summer of 2017 as a turning point — a pivotal moment when our trajectory shifted.
Americas Logistics facilities in the age of technological climate change The secular changes taking place in the distribution ecosystem are having a positive impact on logistics properties, in marked contrast to the trials facing U.S. retail.
Americas Outlook 2018: What do Asia Pacific property markets hold for investors this year? As of the end of October 2017, Asia Pacific REITs have, in U.S.-dollar terms, returned 5.2 percent.
Americas Very thin ice, indeed: The warning signs are there for all to see Just because you can still do deals in this kind of market doesn’t mean the deals you’re doing are going to be “good” deals.
Americas KPERS sets investment pacing objectives for 2018 The $17 billion Kansas Public Employees Retirement System has developed an investment pacing schedule through 2018.
Americas U.S. economy continues moderate growth A number of economic indicators demonstrate the U.S. economy is continuing to grow at a moderate pace.
Americas CMBS delinquency rate drops in November The U.S. CMBS delinquency rate fell 3 basis points in November 2017 to 5.18 percent.
Americas At the hotel, motel, Airbnb Traditional hotel operators are facing expanded competition from room-sharing platforms .
Americas HGI acquires $1.8b apartment portfolio In one of the largest recent apartment transactions, affiliates of Harbor Group International acquired a 25-property, 9,677-unit multifamily portfolio.
Americas Popping up for the holidays One of the hottest trends in retail in 2017 was the pop-up store — a limited engagement retail concept.
Americas Investors appear to wait and see As 2017 wound down, data from Institutional Real Estate, Inc.’s FundTracker database indicated investment totals are down not only from their 2015 heights, but from their 2016 totals, as well.
