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In the cities where some form of rent control has been introduced, apartment cap rates have increased over the last year, according to Real Capital Analytics.

Net-lease investments into the Big Apple are up 46.4% year-over-year, and the total volume of net-lease investment is up 8.6% from Q2 2018 at $2.6 billion.

The seven new spec buildings were delivered 78% vacant, adding 2.6 million square feet of new vacant space to the big box market.

Increasing demand fueled by the 131,800 new residents added between 2017 and 2018 is likely one of the reasons that developers are focused on building such a high number of apartments in DFW.

CBRE reports that net lease investment reaches the second-highest quarterly total on record in the second quarter.

Cap rates for student housing assets linked to Power 5 universities have had lower cap rates than other Division I schools, but this year pricing has been almost the same.

"The numbers provide key benchmarks for how much room there is for these areas to grow and how much new investment they need."

A report released by commercial brokerage CBRE predicts a strong restaurant sector with spending increasing above non-food retail industries. The analysis also indicates that South Florida will remain a prime market for international restaurant expansions into the US.