In memory of Marty Anderson
Martin “Marty” Anderson, deputy CIO of the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System of Arizona, passed away in December. Anderson had more than 20 years of experience in investments, real estate,...
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IREN in a year
The year 2016 is ending. Let’s take a look back at IREN, IREI’s news service. Overall we have increased our coverage. Last year, the IREN team published 1,008 stories in the IREN publication. This...
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A tribute to Michael Humphrey
Four weeks ago, I was sitting at a table on the 56th floor of the Marina Bay Sands Hotel and Casino, overlooking all of Singapore, having drinks and enjoying a farewell dinner with a small group...
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The best commercial of 2016 … where no message has gone before
I have used this space to discuss marketing messages that don’t work, but this blog post is dedicated to pointing out a totally effective message. While taking part in the annual Treksgiving...
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All things Japan
Japan, particularly its capital city of Tokyo, remains a safe haven for investors still craving core real estate. Japanese markets remain particularly appealing to investors because of the...
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When is a BRIC not a BRIC?
When it’s a BRICS. BRICs, small s, is the plural way of referring to the emerging markets of Brazil, Russia, India and China. It’s debatable whether all of those countries can still be referred to...
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All I want for Christmas is to shop online
As the holiday season descends, shoppers around the globe are prepping their gift checklists and mapping out where they can shop the best bargains. According to the National Retail Federation’s...
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Where do interest rates go from here?
Fed watching is a perennial pursuit for the commercial real estate industry: reading the tea leaves of the chair’s opaque statements and speculating whether the target federal funds rate will...
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North America is ready to build
CG-LA Infrastructure hosted its North American Infrastructure forum in Denver in October. The theme was Blueprint 2025, a working document that was developed before and during the event. “Note...
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Can’t beat ’em? Ban ’em
If you need a room in the Big Apple, no worries — its plentitude of hotels range from the fabulously expensive and sumptuous to the economical and utilitarian. After all, New York City attracts...
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The demographics reshaping communities
Rising numbers of female executives, affluent immigrants, younger and older workers, and retirees will have a huge influence on community building in the United States over the next 10 years,...
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A different type of medical property
Innovative Industrial Properties has filed with the SEC to sell 8.75 million shares of common stock in an IPO with an expected initial public offering price of $20 per share. In addition, the REIT...
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Buyer beware
Commercial property fundamentals in the United States remain strong for the most part, although gains are moderating. That’s encouraging. Transaction volume has slowed compared with 2015’s...
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CDOs: A phantom menace?
When done well, reintroducing Star Wars to legions of fans of the original movies makes sense. That same sense of wonder and excitement I felt as a kid in the theater watching Star Wars: A New...
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A new way to use Skype
As many of you know, Institutional Real Estate, Inc. started conducting video interviews at our board meetings and conferences back in the beginning of 2013 to provide another platform for sharing...
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Turkey: upwardly mobile and streets ahead
Turkey might not be the safest or most stable place in the world after recent events, but that doesn’t stop the country topping the global house price growth charts. Knight Frank’s Global House...
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Positioning your message, positioning your fund
Real estate investment managers can learn a lesson from the use of music in television commercials when developing a strategy to bring a new fund to market. For example, it is not uncommon to...
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Up and up
Investors would be wise to seek stable assets that create value during the second half of 2016, according to Partners Group second half 2016 Private Markets Navigator report. Of course, if...
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Guess which esteemed Big Apple address is suffering corporate defections
A series of upcoming departures by some of Park Avenue’s largest office occupants has real estate observers wondering if New York City’s premiere business address is losing its luster. Citigroup...
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Cautious sentiment prevails in Asia Pacific
Conditions in the commercial property sector remain challenging across Asia Pacific, according to the Second Quarter 2016 RICS Global Commercial Property Monitor. India and Japan are the only two...
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Andrea Waitrovich is editor of IREN and web content editor of Institutional Real Estate, Inc.
