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Published in TZ Latest News 26 September, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff

Hedge fund slowdown is dragging down office rental growth

As major hedge funds close down or downsize, rental growth in trophy office buildings is also fizzling. A new report by Jones Lang LaSalle shows that the petering demand from investment funds is causing a drop in rental growth and a spike in landlord concessions, the Wall Street Journal reported. Over the past year, rents at Class A Midtown office buildings rose 2 percent, while trophy properties remained static.

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