Industry News REIT Legal Experts See Potential IPO Activity from Unique Asset Classes MoFo’s David Slotkin and Justin Salon say market conditions volatile. 03/14/2018
Market Commentary On the Other Side of the CMBS “Wall of Maturities” Now that we are on the other side of the Wall of Maturities, it’s worth a look back to see how the market fared, and what are the prospects for the CMBS market in the year ahead. 02/01/2018 Image
Market Commentary Are REITs’ Negative Price Response to Interest Rate Increases Justified? REIT share prices have often responded negatively to rising interest rates, at least since 2013. Is this warranted by the outlook for their future earnings? 01/04/2018 Image
Market Commentary 2018 Return Expectations for REITs For REIT investors 2017 turned out to be a very normal year—but that was a huge disappointment given the “irrational exuberance” that investors in some other parts of the stock market enjoyed. So how can we develop empirically-based REIT return expectations for 2018? 01/04/2018 Image
Market Commentary Are You Worried About Inflation? Concern is growing among some investors that tight labor markets may trigger an increase in price inflation. 12/19/2017 Image
Market Commentary What to Watch in the Economy and Real Estate Markets in 2018 The macroeconomy and real estate markets had a good performance in 2017. That may well continue into 2018, but there are several risks that might cause a change in the outlook. 12/14/2017 Image
Market Commentary Cap Rates Hold their Ground as Interest Rates Move Higher Cap rates have been holding their ground, even as interest rates move higher. The resilience of pricing in the real estate sector should not be surprising, however, given the strength in the fundamentals that support demand for commercial space. 12/07/2017 Image
Industry News REIT Capital Raising Buoyed by Low Interest Rates REITs raised $44.2 billion in capital during first half of 2017. 07/18/2017