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REITs as an inflation hedge

by creitadmin on July 29, 2011

REITs may be a good way to hedge against inflation, according to Brad Case, VP of Research and Industry Information at NAREIT.

In this audio clip, Case talks about a recent NAREIT study looking into using REITs as an inflation hedge, and discusses REIT Benchmarks and study results that indicate when REITs can effective as an inflation hedge in various economic periods. Case also mentions that teal estate as a diversifier and inflation hedge and other areas of REIT research

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- Charles Edwards frequently blogs on private REIT topics.

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Commercial real estate outlook improving

by creitadmin on July 26, 2011

Moody’s reports that the commercial real estate market is improving in the United States during the first quarter of FY2011, with apartment units showing the most improvement.

Commercial real estate generally is divided into five main categories: Office, industrial, retail, hospitality and apartments, sometimes referred to as the multifamily sector. Moody’s ranks markets’ health on a scale of zero to 100, with the highest score representing a stronger market. The U.S. apartment market registered a score of 88, while the overall commercial real estate market ranking for the nation increased two points to 67.

Says one analyst:

Market conditions improved in the first quarter of 2011 and Moody’s projects that the commercial real estate sector will continue on a positive trend. The report notes that commercial space is being leased at a rate that could exceed the rate of increase in supply. The projection that this gap could be closed is welcome news in the industry.

- Charles Edwards frequently blogs on Canadian REIT topics

 

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Colliers Canada Retail Report (Spring 2011)

July 14, 2011

Colliers has published its Canada Retail Report for Spring 2011, which can be downloaded here (pdf). The report provides plenty of useful information. Small snippets of the report are provided (and often regurgitated) by many news outlets, but it’s always better to read the report in its entirety. The theme of the spring 2011 report is Canadian [...]

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How to increase commercial real estate profitability: sell fresh food

July 11, 2011

Food will be a critical part of Target’s business model, according to top company brass  at the Honda Indy race in Toronto. Fresh food is big business for Canadian retailers. According to Colliers International: The grocery business in Canada is significant, worth $111.8 billion, or 38 percent of the $294.3 billion of non-automotive retail sales in [...]

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Big bump up for Calgary’s commercial real estate market

July 7, 2011

Calgary’s commercial real estate market is leading the country in the drop in office space vacancies, according to a report by by CB Richard Ellis Ltd. The report, the Calgary 2011 Market Outlook at a glance (PDF), states: A stronger oil & gas sector and increased foreign investment helped stabilize Calgary’s economy in 2010. Many shelved projects [...]

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“Significant” growth ahead for REITs

July 4, 2011

The retail asset class in Canada is still fairly fragmented, there is a pretty significant base of existing retail that private REITs can go after, according to League Assets in a recent interview in Property Biz Canada. Says Adam Gant, League Founding Partner: There is lots to go after so we can grow our portfolio pretty [...]

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Canada rental market: demand is outstripping supply

June 9, 2011

The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation has released its Rental Market Survey today covering rental apartment vacancy rates in Canada’s 35 major cities. According to the report, vacancy rates declined to 2.5% in April 2011 from 2.9% in April 2010. What this means is that rents may increase. According to CMHC, the major Canadian cities [...]

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What are the most expensive retail streets in Canada?

June 8, 2011

Today’s Vancouver Sun has a short news story that identifies the 30 most expensive retail streets in the world. The Van Sun story is based on a recently released report from Colliers International that ranks retail streets according to rent per square foot. What was the most expensive street? New York’s Fifth Avenue, where rents for retail [...]

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What is the world’s tallest building?

May 27, 2011

SkyscraperPage.com a Canadian site that claims to be the authoritative online website that contains illustrated diagrams and a database or every tall building in Canada and all skyscrapers from around the Globe. The site has a lot of useful information. For example, what is the difference between a hi-rise and a skyscraper? According to SkyScraperPage.com: [...]

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Where are Canada’s new Target stores

May 26, 2011

Target recently unveiled where it will open its first stores in Canada (US-based Target bought Zellers from HBC earlier this year). There will be 105 new Target stores opening across Canada, and every one of these stores will replace an existing Zellers. The list of Zellers store sites announced by Target encompasses those held by [...]

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