To talk about the future, the new normal is so uncertain. That is according to Mary Ludgin, head of global investment research at Heitman. According to Ludgin, who recently spoke at the CREW Network Convention: A Virtual Experience. She told the virtual audience that on the capital markets front, transaction activity is down 68% year over year and most of the activity is in industrial and medical office building storage. Value-add apartments are still in high demand and there is limited to no activity in office and retail at the moment, she explained.
"There is a bid/ask spread of about 10% to 15% on average. Multifamily pricing benefits from GDC financing," she noted. One thing she is also seeing is several brokerage houses launching core "bullet proof" deals to test market pricing.
"We are seeing more creative investment processes emerging such as virtual tours and drones," she explained. "We are also seeing a willingness of third parties to travel to conduct inspections."
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