Senior Housing CRE Boasts Mega Deals

Senior housing isn’t usually the first thing on investors’ radar when considering a stake in commercial real estate, but a recent mega deal might have them thinking differently. Sabra Health Care REIT and Care Capital Partners merged in a $7.4-billion deal last month....

Look For an Interest Rate Boost After Jobs Report

The May jobs report by the Fed, had both good and potentially negative news for commercial real estate. The unemployment rate is now apparently at 4.3 percent, the lowest since 2001. And though economists forecasted an increase of about 185,000 new jobs in May, the...

MBA Tackles GSE Reform, Waiting for Congress

Last week, the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released a white paper titled: GSE Reform: Creating a Sustainable, More Vibrant, Secondary Mortgage Market, which laid out the association’s vision for a reformed and revitalized Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and secondary...

Manhattan MF Rental Rates, Transactions Slide

This didn’t seem like that much of a possibility in the recent past, but the multifamily sector of commercial real estate in Manhattan is facing a bit of a slowdown, albeit CRE professionals in most other major cities aren’t going to feel too sorry for this dip in...

Despite Brexit, London CRE Seems Good

Foreign capital seeking to invest in U.S. commercial real estate is something many firms are doing right now from overseas, as a safe haven for their investment choices. But despite concerns of the Brexit issue, it seems as though London is doing very well, according...