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Global capital inflows into American apartments dropped precipitously in the first half of the year. As economic turbulence around the COVID crisis weighed on the market, global capital invested in American apartments fell 49.2% year-over-year to $3.1 billion in the first half of the year, according to CBRE.  A nearly 80% decline in foreign investment

Even as developers and landlords sweat out the pandemic, many new projects that were set in motion earlier are nearing completion or achieving construction milestones. The speculative boutique office tower known as 28 & 7 topped off last week at 322-326 Seventh Ave., with the opening set for late next year. The project by Sweden’s

To talk about the future, the new normal is so uncertain. That is according to Mary Ludgin, head of global investment research at Heitman. According to Ludgin, who recently spoke at the CREW Network Convention: A Virtual Experience. She told the virtual audience that on the capital markets front, transaction activity is down 68% year

Though he hasn’t starred in a film since 2016’s long-forgotten “Run the Tide,” Taylor Lautner has had an eventful summer. The “Twilight” star sold his ’90s modern compound in Chatsworth, Calif. for $4.2 million to NFL star Todd Gurley, and has quickly replaced it with a more clean-lined contemporary mansion in the Agoura Hills community, about

Net lease transaction volume surged over the summer after a slow Spring. But now that we’re past the July 15 date for 1031 Exchange investors to commit dollars, will net lease properties continue to come on the market as we enter Fall? It may depend on who the seller is.  “The private investors may be

Traditional retail formats are evolving to meet modern consumer demands. So said a session last week at the CREW Network Convention, a Virtual Event. In a breakout session, panelists talked about how to embrace omnichannel marketing, pros and cons of smaller and more targeted store formats, testing brand collaborations, pop-up stores and more.   According to

This could be a golden buy from the guy who starred in “GoldenEye.” Pierce Brosnan, the 67-year-old Ireland-born actor perhaps best known for his leading role in four James Bond movies, has listed his roughly 12,500-square-foot Malibu residence for a whopping $100 million, the Wall Street Journal reports. That nine-digit asking price makes this oceanfront

During the pandemic, news of large retailers filing for bankruptcy protection seems like it’s a weekly occurrence.  Some of these companies have a better chance to emerge from bankruptcy than others, according to Megan Murray, a founding shareholder of Underwood Murray. She has nearly twenty years of reorganization and workout experience. “From a financial perspective,

Following the finalization of their divorce, it appears Kacey Musgraves and her (almost) ex-husband Ruston Kelly are giving each other some space, cowboy! As often happens with divorce, the erstwhile couple are selling their house — in this case a folksy Victorian-style bungalow in the hip Nashville neighborhood of Inglewood, which is newly on the market

Jane Hinton, Commercial Real Estate Partner, Hunton Andrews Kurth, Los Angeles. Hinton is a partner in the firm’s real estate practice and focuses on all aspects of real estate transactions including advising lenders and borrowers on complex mortgage financings. Jane Hinton. Courtesy photo. What has been your biggest challenge or obstacle in your profession? Being

Slowly but surely, the movers and shakers are dribbling back from their Hamptons and Connecticut basements to their office desks. The question is how much longer it will take for the rank-and-file to follow. The latest two Wall Street companies returning high-level staffers to their Midtown digs are investment- banking advisory firm Evercore and P.

Following the second wave of COVID-19 infections in July, many universities revised re-opening plans an implemented online education through the fall. Online education, however, has not had a significant impact on student housing collections or leasing activity. Student housing owner and operator Pierce Education Properties reports 97% rent collections since the beginning of classes in

Despite COVID-19 woes, the appeal of L.A.’s posh Pacific Palisades neighborhood to the exceptionally well-heeled has not been dimmed. The area saw one of its biggest sales of the year close earlier this month, when a sumptuous estate in the Riviera enclave transferred for nearly $20 million in cash. Property records indicate the buyers are

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