Real Estate

Last month, Opendoor Labs, a technology company with an online real estate platform, announced plans to list publicly through a merger with Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings II, a special purpose acquisition company. [more]

SPG attempts to buy J.C. Penney and ABG raises $600 million to acquire distressed retail brands, while SPG and ABG’s JV called SPARC Group makes moves to win bids on bankrupt retail assets, including Brook Brothers and Lucky Brand. [more]

The commercial real-estate market was significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving retail businesses and tenants unable to pay rent as sales dried up. As tenants vacate stores, the U.S. outdoor shopping center market net absorption reached a record low of negative 7.7 million square feet. [more]

eResearch has summarized an article by Keith Richards of ValueTrend. Investors love the high-yielding REIT sector, but warning signs are appearing and, if they morph into sell signals, investors should take heed and, more importantly, take action. [more]

BlackRock announced the acquisition of Dream Global Real Estate Investment Trust, a Canadian Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT) focused on European property, primarily in Germany and the Netherlands [more]

eResearch Corporation is pleased to publish a brief information-only report on the U.S. Net Lease REIT Safehold Inc. (NYSE: SAFE). [more]

eResearch is pleased to provide an article written for BNN Bloomberg. [more]