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The net lease industry has faced significant challenges in recent years, grappling with widespread economic uncertainty, soaring inflation and elevated interest rates leading to muted growth. However, a turning point came in the second half of 2024, when the Federal Reserve began cutting interest rates, ushering in lower cost debt and injecting some optimism into the market. While most industry experts believe net lease is poised for an upswing in 2025, the extent of the recovery remains in

The net lease market is firing on all cylinders with record capital raising, persistent demand for reliable cash flows and the emergence of new players seeking low-maintenance assets offering predictable income and long-term leases. Aggressive market dynamics are driving cap rates to historic lows, making now an opportune time for sellers and private equity owners to unlock a lower cost of capital through a sale-leaseback of corporate real estate vs. traditional financing. 

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Despite some economic ebbs and flows as of late, certain sectors of net lease retail, particularly those more immune to tariff concerns such as service-based businesses, remain attractive to investors who are ready to deploy capital, W. P. Carey’s Michael Fitzgerald told GlobeSt at ICSC Las Vegas last week. In this video, you'll hear: How Fitzgerald remains bullish on net lease retail amid the changing landscape over the last year; Why sale-leasebacks continue to be a popular deal type, and

Money isn't worth as much these days, but it's not getting any cheaper for businesses seeking growth. Facing 40-year-high inflation, the Federal Reserve has gone from 25- to 50- to 75-bp rate increases. Loans may no longer make sense for cash-strapped companies. That said, continued inflation could make a sale-leaseback an attractive alternative, according to Tyler Swann, managing director at W. P. Carey. "A sale-leaseback allows you to lock in your cost of capital for a very long term," says

At W. P. Carey, underwriting is the cornerstone of our investment strategy. Whether we’re evaluating a mission-critical distribution center, a top-producing grocery store, a well-located data center or a newly developed healthcare facility, our process is grounded in four essential pillars: The creditworthiness of the tenant The criticality of the asset The quality of the real estate The structure and pricing of the transaction Together, these criteria help us identify assets that

Shehryar Jafry joined W. P. Carey’s Investments Team in July 2025. Shehryar was previously an Investments Intern at W. P. Carey during the 2024 summer. Prior to W. P. Carey, he was a Summer Analyst at BDT&MSD Partners, where he worked on the real estate equity and credit teams. Shehryar graduated from the University of Chicago, where he earned a B.A. in Economics.

Lease accounting has never been simple, but the arrival of ASC 842 in the US and IFRS 16 internationally has made it even more challenging. Both standards bring leases onto the balance sheet, yet they take very different approaches. If you only report under one standard, the rules are relatively straightforward. But for many European and multinational companies that report under both, the differences can create extra complexity. And for companies consider a sale-leaseback this matters – because