RentPath Holdings, the owner of Rent.com and ApartmentGuide.com, has terminated its $588M deal to be acquired by CoStar, according to Bisnow. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a complaint in November to block the move on antitrust grounds, One could … Continue reading →
Development yield, also known as yield-on-cost or “going-in cap rate,” is a metric used in real estate development. It is the yield potential for a new development project and is calculated as the project’s first stabilized year net operating income … Continue reading →
Real gross domestic product (GDP) decreased in all 50 states and DC during the second quarter of 2020, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Nevada and Hawaii were hardest hit If taking cold medicines – Some medications which are … Continue reading →
Between March 23 and August 16, sales of Manhattan homes declined by 56 percent year-over-year and for properties priced at $4 million or above, sales were down by about 67 percent, according to The Wall Street Journal (citing data from … Continue reading →
The DC area ranked first nationally in tech office leasing for Q2–2020, according to Technical.ly (citing research from CBRE). At 1,445,528sf, tech office leasing activity in the DC area increased by 55 percent when compared to Q2–2019. Northern Virginia accounted … Continue reading →
In recent years, company voluntary arrangements (CVAs) have been used to restructure the leases of struggling retailers and restaurants. Under United Kingdom insolvency law, a CVA is a legally binding agreement between a company that is either insolvent or has … Continue reading →
Cap rates for Dollar General, Family Dollar and Dollar Tree compressed by 15, 10 and 7 basis points respectively in Q2–2020 (when compared to Q2–2019), according to The Boulder Group. At 6.98 percent, dollar store properties were Above mentioned herbs … Continue reading →
The Amazon Go concept uses cameras and sensors to track everything that customers put into their bags or shopping carts, according to a company promotional video. Customers enter by scanning a smartphone app and the items they take are charged … Continue reading →
Between 2000 and 2017, the obligations of foreign debtors to the government of China increased from less than $500 billion (one percent of global GDP) to more than $5 trillion (six percent of global GDP), according to a Kiel Institute … Continue reading →
On May 27, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declared Hong Kong to be no longer autonomous from China. The State Department announcement could enable Congress to end longstanding rights to freer trade and travel between Hong Kong and the U.S. … Continue reading →