Phoenix real estate giant Vereit Inc. returning to normal. What set “Arizona’s most valuable public real estate corporation” on the road to recovery? Republic business reporter Russ Wiles looks at how “Vereit’s new leadership… focused on four key paths: Broader portfolio diversification… Cole Capital… [D]ebt reduction… Sustainable dividend[s].” Click through for details on the turnaround, plus find out what “could pose a headwind for Vereit and REITs in general.” —> http://bit.ly/2jkNFWn
NO BULL – Five-year vacant Phoenix space to be used in a variety of new ways. “After unanimous support the city has offered $529,600 in credit if [the ‘former downtown restaurant,’ Matador] spends approximately $2.5 million in improvements. [The new operation] would also have to pay more than $700,000 in rent over a ten year span.” So what exactly are the plans for the former Matador restaurant? Plans which All About Arizona News says “could inspire… growth to reach around [its] fairly isolated… location”? Find out here: http://bit.ly/2k1sewF
Scottsdale community trades for $51M. Multi-Housing News: “San Diego-based real estate investor and operator MG Properties Group… has acquired Scottsdale Horizon Apartments… Located at 9259 E. Raintree Drive, the 330-unit apartment community completed in 1986… was sold by Alliance Residential Co.” Get a poolside perspective, amenity details, and more info about the deal, here: http://bit.ly/2k1y698
Glendale council talks legislative priorities. “[Preserving] the residential rental tax…. Restor[ing] the Highway User Revenue Fund… Ensur[ing] the 911 public safety network is not comprised and able to function as it should… [Repealing] Senate Bill 1487, [a] law that financially punishes cities that violate state law.” These are among the “priorities that will guide [Glendale’s] lobbying efforts in 2017.” Details in YourWestValley. http://bit.ly/2iDNof9
Glendale wants its sports money. Councilwoman Joyce Clark to the Arizona Sports and Tourism Authority: SHOW ME THE MONEY! — “for [what] the city is owed for building [’the spring training home for the Chicago White Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers’] and for future state reimbursements… for hosting… sporting events such as the Super Bowl.” According to Councilwoman Clark, if Glendale fails to “pursue” this, then “[it] may not ever see the funding.” Find out why, in YourWestValley. http://bit.ly/2jtbjTf
UMA? – Future university plan unveiled by Yuma. “A decade or so from now, Yuma could have its very own four-year university in the heart of the city — encompassing a 50-acre area in the Old Town South neighborhood just south of downtown.” However, according to this report, “a lot of work has to be done in order to turn that vision into reality.” Find what’s involved and view aerials of the plan at AZBEX. http://bit.ly/2jt7Jsi
Square footage shrinks in response to first-time homebuyer. “The average home built in 2016 was 2,634 square feet, smaller than homes built the year prior…” RIS Media has more on the downsizing and whether it’s expected to continue. Plus, check out what features “are in-demand by both first-time homebuyers and other generations of buyers,” according to “NAHB’s recent Home Builder Preferences Survey.” http://bit.ly/2iKHZWU
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