MAY 8, 2021

Top Stories

10 Takeaways from AFIRE’s 2021 International Investor Survey

WMRE Staff

Cross-border investors continue to favor the U.S. as the market to which they plan to allocate most of their money.

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Flush with Capital, Real Estate SPACs Scramble to Find Buying Opportunities

By Beth Mattson-Teig, Contributing Writer

The outpour of capital deluging the SPAC space is stirring speculation about a potential tidal wave forming.

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Publicly-Traded REIT Stocks Have Returned to Pre-Pandemic Levels

By David Bodamer, Editorial Director

The REIT M&A market also jumped back into action in recent weeks with three large deals that will reshape the market.

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Investors Have Backed Away from “Walkability” in Making Multifamily Plays

By Bendix Anderson, Contributing Writer

Prices have fallen for assets with higher "walkability" scores while they've been rising for assets in more spread out, car-centric communities.

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Global Self Storage CEO Points to Smaller Markets as the Sector’s Future

By Patricia Kirk, Contributing Writer

Mark Winmill says the pandemic has shown the resilience of the self-storage sector.

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News

Mark Bruno Joins Informa Connect as Managing Director of Wealth Management

By Patrick Donachie, Staff Writer, Wealthmanagement.com

Bruno, a long-tenured executive for InvestmentNews and more recently Echelon Partners, brings deep ties to the advisory community and will focus on bridging media and events at Informa.

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Podcast

WMRE's Common Area: What CRE Opportunities Are Institutional Investors Targeting?

By WMRE Staff

Berkadia's Dori Nolan discusses how big institutions have altered their strategies when investing in the commercial real estate space.

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Rent Surges on Single-Family Homes With Landlords Testing Market

Bloomberg

With occupancies north of 95 percent, some single-family rental REITs are raising rents by nearly 10 percent on vacant units.

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Brokers Raise Billions for Green Land Deals IRS Calls Tax Scams

Bloomberg

The industry selling syndicated conservation easements is “facing a ticking time bomb."

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