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While near-term metrics for student housing contain bad news, analyst Keegan Kelly wrote that the market is likely to recover when a reliable vaccine becomes available, hopefully by the start of the 2021-22 school year.

"Needless to say, there is much more work to be done, both in terms of effective, transparent reporting and community engagement, especially with respect to bringing African Americans and other people of color into the REIT and real estate investment industry," Nareit CEO Steven Wechsler said.

As more companies offer the ability to work from home indefinitely, employees have the option to choose where they want to live for the first time–a shift that is already having a massive impact on the rental industry.

Life science is an essential business, and while the industry took a pause on new lease at the start of the pandemic, activity is returning with a roar.

Property sellers seeking a 1031 Exchange should be enticed to enter into a Multifamily TIC structure primarily due to the added inherent rights that come along with the structure and the historically safe returns

With limited bank financing opportunities and longer escrow periods, some sellers are offering financing to close the deal.