005. CREI Weekly Update: March 1st, 2021

CREI Weekly Update: March 1st, 2021

The Commercial Real Estate Investor Weekly Update (or the CREI Weekly Update if you’re not up for a mouthful) is the first commercial real estate news show bringing you the biggest news stories and market trends from around the country. Each week, we cover the Nashville market, which markets should be on your watchlist, office / retail / industrial / and multifamily updates, and a wildcard on a topic or trend we feel is worth sharing.

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Articles Mentioned:

○ https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2021/02/08/cre-data.html

○ https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/article/21146225/record-set-in-germantown-home-sale

○ https://www.wkrn.com/news/nashville-2021/primary-work-completed-on-fifth-and-broadway-project-in-downtown-nashville/

○ https://www.researchtriangle.org/news/raleigh-durham-overtakes-austin-as-the-hottest-real-estate-area/

○ https://digiday.com/marketing/businesses-mull-blending-residential-units-with-office-real-estate/

○ https://www.cpexecutive.com/post/cbre-backs-industrious-in-200m-flex-office-deal/

○ https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/retail/once-part-of-simons-massive-portfolio-shopping-centers-see-dramatic-valuation-drops-107857

○ https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/26/retailers-sign-more-short-term-leases-in-a-risky-bet-for-mall-owners.html

○ https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/retail/the-pandemic-has-shown-rural-retail-resilience-107823

○ https://www.cpexecutive.com/post/top-10-markets-for-industrial-transactions-in-2020/

○ https://www.cpexecutive.com/post/net-lease-market-rises-to-60b-in-sales/

○ https://www.bisnow.com/chicago/news/multifamily/institutional-investors-stand-ready-to-pour-equity-into-mid-market-multifamily-107868

○ https://www.multifamilybiz.com/news/9588/multifamily_housing_construction_starts_kickoff_20…

○ https://www.bisnow.com/houston/news/economy/the-bill-will-come-due-can-texas-support-its-massive-growth-107881

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