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Capital into the Americas dropped by almost one-half compared to a year earlier, Real Capital Analytics reports.

The asset class posted strong growth for the first quarter of 2019, according to Ten-X Commercial.

The report states that in 2019 Dollar General alone plans to open approximately 1,000 locations, while the dollar store sector has a pipeline of approximately 24,000 new locations planned for the future.

While new supply is outpacing leasing activity in some markets, other regions experienced a considerable rebound in net absorption after a slow start to the year.

Freddie Mac forecasts that multifamily originations will grow to $336 billion in 2019.

Life companies post a strong quarter while banks continue to lead major lender categories, according to the CBRE Lending Momentum Index.

Stats from JLL and CBRE show that sales transactions in global commercial real estate are falling.

Strong tenant demand has also caused rents to rise, with the overall average rent higher by 7.8% year-over-year, including 10 submarkets that record rent increases of more than 10% during that period.