Globest Sectors

Walter Byrd, Transwestern senior managing director, tells GlobeSt.com what he sees in this exclusive interview.

“This was an opportunity to acquire a fully leased building in a very tight, Exit 8A submarket that has seen significant rental rate growth in the last 24-36 months,” says Evan Lippow, vice president of investments at CenterPoint.

That was the big question when we sat down with Daniel Purdy, VP of leasing at Dart Real Estate a few weeks ago here in the Cayman Islands. The answer might surprise you.

As prices rise and interest rates creep up, buyers shift from size to convenience, eyeing townhomes and transit-oriented developments, Brandywine Homes' Dave Barisic tells GlobeSt.com.

There's a distinct supply/demand imbalance for apartment assets nationally and in the western US markets, so investors must be creative to find opportunities, Pathfinder's Mitch Siegler tells GlobeSt.com.

A 445,000-square-foot lease by Analog Devices brings the 1.7-million-square-foot Santa Clara Square to 91% leased, and comes two weeks after Hitachi Vantara announced a 222,500-square-foot lease.

Leading Ten-X's list of "buy" markets is Portland, OR, where demand is enough to absorb new office supply even as the city's job growth is slowing.

There is Houston office investment interest across the board, including healthcare, thanks to improving fundamentals and the fact that better yields can be realized here than in other gateway markets.