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Cap rates for student housing assets linked to Power 5 universities have had lower cap rates than other Division I schools, but this year pricing has been almost the same.

"The numbers provide key benchmarks for how much room there is for these areas to grow and how much new investment they need."

A report released by commercial brokerage CBRE predicts a strong restaurant sector with spending increasing above non-food retail industries. The analysis also indicates that South Florida will remain a prime market for international restaurant expansions into the US.

Chicago's hotel supply has accelerated over the past few months, due primarily to projects in the River North submarket, the report states. The influx of new product has caused occupancy to decelerate, but only slightly.

Overall, 2018 was the cycle's best year with 52.2 million square feet of gross leasing across all industries, while 2011 was the second best at 45.3 million square feet, according to a report by Cushman & Wakefield.

REIT executive pay increased 6% year-over-year in 2018, while at the same time 33% of REIT CEOs received a pay reduction.

The National Association of Business is split over whether the downturn will hit in 2020 or 2021

Could we all be suffering from complacency risk, The Counselors of Real Estate Wonders.