According to a report by U.S. law firm Akerman LLP., The eighth annual Akerman U.S. Real Estate Sector Report, 53 percent of investors and lenders are reportedly more optimistic about the commercial real estate market in 2017, compared to only 38 percent last year. The increase in confidence is thought to be a direct response to the presidential election. The prospects of deregulation, tax reductions and stronger economic growth has the attention of investors world-wide.

Industrial Outdoor Storage Portfolio Trades Hands
A two-property industrial outdoor storage portfolio totaling 67,508 square feet has sold to Alterra IOS. The transaction involved properties at





