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MAY 30, 2020

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Real Estate Services

Tools & Tactics the CRE Industry is Using to Reopen

Americans are itching to get back to a sense of normalcy. Here are ways building owners and managers are making that happen safely.

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Office

In a Post-COVID World, Office Landlords May Be More Willing to Offer Short-Term, Flexible Leases

As corporate tenants figure out how much space they may need in the long term, office landlords have little choice but to be flexible.

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Multifamily

Apartment Investors Wait on the Sidelines

Multifamily investors want to buy properties, but are waiting for clarity on price discovery before pulling the trigger on deals.

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Analysis

Industrial

How Will the Popularity of Online Grocery Deliveries Play Out for the Cold Storage Sector?

A surge in cold storage demand is expected to last. But exactly how it will play out is still an open question.

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Retail

A J.C. Penney REIT Is an ‘Odd Value Proposition’ in Today’s Climate. But its Stores Could Attract a Wealthy Buyer

Given unraveling retail rents, a J.C. Penney REIT might be a tough sell in this environment. But the chain’s stores might become a goldmine for Amazon.

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Commentary

Technology

The Newfound Importance of Technology in Property Management

A lot of property management technologies will go from “nice to have” to a minimum requirement in the next year.

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Podcast

Finance & Investment

NREI's Common Area, Episode 35

In this episode of NREI's Common Area podcast David Bodamer speaks with Kevin Wayer, CEO of the public sector and higher education group at JLL. Wayer outlined some of the specific challenges facing higher education institutions and the ways they are increasingly relying on real estate services firms to manage facilities and monetize assets. 

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NREI Wire

WeWork Accused of Abandoning San Francisco Development Project

Co-working startup sued for $100 million over contract breach.

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Five Must Reads for the CRE Industry Today

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) lists recommendations for American employers reopening their offices, reports The New York Times. U.S. consumer spending fell a record 13.6 percent in April, according to the Wall Street Journal. These are among today’s must reads from around the commercial real estate industry.
 

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