“A new fulfillment center in Staten Island will help us meet the home furnishing needs of our customers in the New York metropolitan area,” says Ikea's Lars Petersson.

KKR's second value-add and opportunistic vehicle is “focused on all the housing themes,” global head of real estate Ralph Rosenberg told Bloomberg on Wednesday.

However, in the nation's most populated counties the opposite is true, says Daren Blomquist with ATTOM Data Solutions.

Q4's slight vacancy rise stems from “an increase of supply and a slight loosening in the tightness of the market as we have closed in on the previous cyclical low,” says Spencer Levy at CBRE.

In 2018, says FGRT's Deborah Weinswig, expect shoppers to continue turning to new retailers, marketplaces and channels, “while retailers look for further collaborations to future-proof their offerings.”

“Over the longer term, REITs have been a remarkably consistent investment, delivering solid long-term performance and consistent income,” says Nareit's Steven A. Wechsler.

Although valuable CRE technology is readily available, change management to transform organizations and processes can be a challenge, writes Dealpath's Mike Sroka in this <b>EXCLUSIVE</b> commentary.

The $3-billion deal for Pure Industrial Real Estate Trust will give Blackstone another 22 million-plus square feet of logistics space in both Canada and the US.