057. Commercial Real Estate News and Trends: CREI Weekly Update Aug 2nd, 2021

Commercial Real Estate News and Trends: CREI Weekly Update Aug 2nd, 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:

MARKET WATCH

https://knowledge.uli.org/-/media/files/emerging-trends/2021/emerging-trends-in-real-estate-united-states-and-canada-2021---final.pdf?rev=aca3ce34701146b1b581c35fbef8da6c&hash=284FD6C4372CAA119505CE9701021E4A

https://www.fox9.com/news/concern-growing-for-the-future-of-commerical-real-estate

https://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/news/2021/02/19/the-pandemic-uneven-impact-on-real-estate.html

FUTURE OF CRE

https://www.wsj.com/articles/commercial-property-sales-volume-returns-to-pre-pandemic-levels-11627387380

https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/data-center/amid-green-energy-push-cryptocurrency-mining-goes-nuclear-109697

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/07/rick-carusos-company-to-begin-accepting-rent-payments-in-bitcoin.html

PE DEAL DIVE

https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/capital-markets/cbre-acquires-turner-townsend-property-management-109674

PROPTECH

https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:https://www.globest.com/2021/07/27/for-udr-removing-friction-from-leasing-process-has-operation-margins-soaring/

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