Tariffs Aside, China Investment in U.S. CRE Slows

Tariffs Aside, China Investment in U.S. CRE Slows

Before specific talk of tariffs between the United States and China, money from the latter into the U.S. commercial real estate industry was already waning. Last year there was an estimated $7.3 billion of deals by China-based entities here, according to a recent...
Report: Good News Ahead for Hotels

Report: Good News Ahead for Hotels

It looks like commercial real estate’s hospitality sector, like others in the industry, should benefit from a continued strong economy. Occupancy rates could be the highest in years through 2018, even as new development should increase the overall market by two...
Albertsons Buys Rite Aids After Kroger Sheds C-Stores

Albertsons Buys Rite Aids After Kroger Sheds C-Stores

The country’s two largest traditional grocery chains seem to have different strategies, with one removing an ancillary business and another beefing one up. Albertsons recently announced it is purchasing just over 2,500 Rite Aid drugstores, adding to its portfolio of...
Report: Not Much To Worry About in Net Lease Sector

Report: Not Much To Worry About in Net Lease Sector

Single tenant net lease is one sector that the commercial real estate investment community can consistently count on for health. That doesn’t seem like it’s going to change anytime soon, or at least in the next year, according to a recent National Real Estate Investor...
Kroger Exits Convenience Sector, Aims at Competitors

Kroger Exits Convenience Sector, Aims at Competitors

Retail real estate’s grocery sector is far from boring nowadays. Between Amazon’s purchase of Whole Foods, Costco’s same-day online delivery, and Walmart having plans to increase its online presence with the reported purchase of meal-kit outfit Blue Apron, there has...