Americas Retail closures fuel adaptive reuse: Repurposing of vacant properties accelerates amid shifting retail landscape The dilemma of what to do with defunct real estate is sparking some creative solutions and opportunistic investments.
Americas What’s in store for 2019? Plenty of thunderclouds are on the horizon in the new year; here’s how to keep yourself sheltered Festering trade wars, frenzied populism, faltering U.S. stocks, China’s bureaucratic fiddling, plummeting emerging-market currencies, geopolitical tensions — the list of hindrances to real estate performance in 2019 is long.
Americas Regional economic capitals and the Big Six: A data-driven approach to analyzing investment markets U.S. metros were analyzed by a number of parameters to explore the hierarchy of investment markets.
Americas Urban examination: The key factors fueling success in Europe’s most dynamic cities Urbanization, new technology and changing demographics are only a few of the factors driving rapid changes in Europe’s real estate sector.
Americas Brazil’s recent election: What could it mean for real estate investors? On Oct. 28, 2018, Brazil elected a new president, Jair Bolsonaro, who took office Jan. 1, 2019. His election shocked many in Brazil, and indeed around the world, as it represented a stark departure from politics as usual.
Americas Forward looking: Where we’ve been, where we’re going At the start of a new year, it is our frequent practice to take a moment to reflect on the stories and coverage of the previous year.
Americas YTD office sales volume tops $93b, as of Q3 A resurgence of large, single-asset transactions pushed U.S. office investment volume up to $93.1 billion in the first three quarters of 2018.
Americas Which cities will lead the global economy in 2035? By 2035, the GDP of Asia Pacific cities will be 17 percent higher than cities in North America and Europe combined.
Americas Blackstone fund targets $20b in equity Blackstone is raising the largest real estate private equity fund, ever. Again.
Americas Investors Diversified Realty launches NCREIF NFI-ODCE Index fund Investors Diversified Realty, a Cleveland-based investment management firm, has launched a new fund called the Core Property Index Fund.
Americas Bigger and bigger One-quarter of the real estate private equity funds holding a final close in the first nine months of 2018 could be classed as mega-funds.
