Analysis

REITs that operate in California have a big night.

Several of the nation's largest commercial property insurers have put moratoriums on new insurance policies and renewals due to potential election-related "civil unrest."

Blackstone Real Estate and COPT will acquire interests in eight single-tenant, data center shell properties totaling 1.3 million square feet and valued at $293 million.

The multifamily asset class is still sound, but signs of softness are emerging that may give some investors pause.

With tenants locked into long-term contracts, multifamily and office are not facing the same problems.

While there has been little change in mood among occupiers over the third quarter, investor sentiment is less negative than before.

Thanks to the boom in content streaming, sound stage real estate properties are gaining increasing attention from institutional investment capital.

One observer thinks there is a chance the program could be rolled into a massive stimulus package.