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Retail Buyer Pool Is Only Getting Larger

IRVINE, CA-Overseas investors, non-traded REITs, and Wall Street equity funds remain in the buyer pool for hard retail assets, and more are sure to join due to lack of stock market stability, and foreign markets instability, says Faris Lee's Donald MacLellan in this EXCLUSIVE commentary.

By Donald MacLellan, senior managing partner, Faris Lee Investments | Updated on September 12, 2013

IRVINE, CA-The buyer pool for hard assets in general is growing and the retail property sector is at the forefront of this growth. Historically, insurance companies, pension funds, state employee funds, life insurance companies, and publicly traded REITs were the main players in the investment landscape. However, that has changed. Investors want to purchase tangible assets as stocks and other non-tangible investments are constantly in a state of uncertainty.

Who are these buyers and what does it mean for commercial real estate?

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