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Liquidation looms for Sears, according to the Wall Street Journal. Forbes examines the best markets for real estate investment in 2019. And Keith Jurow explains why the housing and mortgage crisis is still a problem in a piece for
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As they outgrow the Bay Area and Seattle, many technology firms are starting to open outposts in Eastern United States.

Tech companies are heading east in search of educated talent, often starting small then scaling up, says Colin Yasukochi, CBRE director of

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Developers plan to deliver 337,000 new apartment units this year, up from 320,000 in 2018, according to RealPage.

Developers will keep adding pressure on the apartment sector in 2019, with plans to

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Restaurants, one of the supposed saviors of regional malls, have been hurt in the past 12 months by too much expansion and a slowdown in consumer spending.

(Bloomberg)—Stephen Wall’s restaurant chain Pho is the kind of tenant

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Lisa Herbold and Teresa Mosqueda advise New York politicians to pass legislation on potential housing and transportation issues Amazon HQ2 might create.

(Bloomberg)—Two politicians from Amazon.com Inc.’s hometown traveled across the country to New York

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Investors are expected to favor real estate and infrastructure assets in 2019, according to Pensions & Investments. Activist investor Starboard Value LP is calling for the sale of Family Dollar, reports Reuters. These are among today’s must
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Markets including Indianapolis, Minneapolis, Kansas City and Phoenix offer attractive yields and the potential for growth.

Eliot Bencuya aims to amass an institutional-size portfolio comprising assets that often

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With New York Governor Andrew Cuomo calling off a 15-month L train shutdown, Brooklyn rents are expected to strengthen.

(Bloomberg)—Brooklynites thrilled that the L train won’t be shutting down after all are about to

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Despite some obstacles, CMBS remains key source of financing for commercial real estate.

Heightened competition, a smaller pipeline of maturities and volatility in capital markets are likely to create headwinds for

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Sears
After Eddie Lampert’s bid to buy it out of bankruptcy fell short, Sears is preparing for potential liquidation.

(Bloomberg)—Sears Holdings Corp. is preparing for the potential that this year will be its last.

The storied retailer

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