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U.S. Investment Activity Outperforms The First Half Of The Year, But A Slowdown Is Still Expected
U.S. deal volume increased 3.4% in the first half of 2018 to $194.9B, but JLL expects a 5% slowdown in transaction volume by year's end. → Read More
Soaring Commercial Brokerage Stocks Suggest Now Is Time For Cushman To Go Public
Analysts have reinforced buy ratings for CBRE, JLL, Colliers, Newmark and M&M, and suggest now is the time for Cushman & Wakefield to consider launching an IPO. → Read More
160 Applebee’s, IHOP Restaurants To Shutter Amid Challenges In The Casual-Dining Segment
About 135 Applebee’s restaurants and 25 IHOP locations will close, roughly 60 of which are corporate-owned locations. → Read More
Exclusive: Booming Leasing Activity Counters Crazy Supply In Top 10 Office Metros
See how the top 10 office metros fared in Q2. → Read More
The Quiet Moneymaker: Trailer Park REITs Are Averaging 27% Annual Returns
Often an overlooked sector in the housing market, Manufactured Home REITs have become one of Wall Street’s quietest moneymakers. → Read More
This Tech Startup Just Secured $2M In Funding To Build A Hotel Brand On Airbnb
WanderJaunt aims to create a more vetted and safe environment for short-term renters through Airbnb globally. → Read More
Staples May Exit The Retail Scene By Spinning Off Its 1,500 Stores To Office Depot
Staples may have found a way around the FTC’s concerns about the two rivals merging by spinning off its retail business to Office Depot. → Read More
Private Equity Firms To Blame For Retailers' Current Distress?
Lawyers worry private equity firms helped exacerbate retailers’ struggles by loading on a crippling amount of debt that led to their bankruptcy. → Read More
Global Market Headwinds Keep Commercial Real Estate Investors At Bay
Market headwinds result in a 9.4% decline in commercial real estate investment worldwide. → Read More
Amazon Unveils Delivery Lockers For Apartment Buildings
Innovative as ever, Amazon has quietly rolled out a new delivery feature to help apartment landlords in particularly dense markets manage tenant packages. → Read More
Amazon Remains Tight-Lipped About Whole Foods Acquisition, Plans To Ramp Up Fulfillment Real Estate
Amazon's Q2 earnings call offered no further insight into the Whole Foods deal, but did confirm plans for a major fulfillment center expansion this year. → Read More
NYC Nonprofit To Become The Largest Shareholder In One Of China’s Biggest U.S. Investors
Once the nonprofit, named Hainan Cihang Charity Foundation, is up and running it will become HNA’s largest shareholder. → Read More
What To Listen For During Amazon’s Earnings Call Thursday Afternoon
Here are three things to listen for during Amazon Inc.'s earnings call Thursday afternoon. → Read More
Trump Says Apple CEO Tim Cook Promised To Build 3 Manufacturing Plants In The U.S.
Trump said Apple CEO Tim Cook promised to build three big, beautiful manufacturing plants in the U.S. → Read More
Online Travel Agencies Swoop In On Airbnb’s Territory, Beef Up Short-Term Home Rentals
Though Expedia and Priceline Group dominate the hotel bookings market, the two are venturing further into home rentals by beefing up their online home listings. → Read More
Retailers Launch Test Robots To Prepare Customers' Online Orders
Retailers are increasingly turning to machinery and automation — and yes, robots — to get the job done. → Read More
A Dozen Disruptions: Amazon's Pursuit Of Massive Market Share In 12 Major Industries
Amazon has announced new services that have stepped on the toes of major players in several industries. Take a look at 12 examples. → Read More
The Special Counsel's Probe Is Looking Into Trump's Real Estate Business
Special Counsel Robert Mueller is examining several Russian-backed purchases of Trump properties. → Read More
IKEA To Create The Pokémon Go Of Online Furniture Sales
The Swedish furniture-maker will create an app using augmented reality that allows users to view furniture to scale. → Read More
Wal-Mart Tells Tech Vendors To Ditch Amazon’s Cloud If They Want To Continue Doing Business
Wal-Mart has told some of its tech vendors to get off Amazon’s cloud if they want to continue doing business with the giant retailer. → Read More