Health care REITs own and manage a variety of health care related real estate and collect rent from tenants. Health care REITs’ property types include senior living communities, hospitals, medical office buildings, and skilled nursing facilities. The aging of the… Read More
Archives for 2023
C-Stores Traffic Jump Across Brands
The convenience store industry is often recognized for being a highly competitive channel, but shoppers aren’t choosing sides when it comes to the matter. According to a new report from foot traffic analytics firm Placer.ai entitled “C-store Trends & The… Read More
U.S. Economy’s Slow Return to a 2% Norm
First half U.S. gross domestic product was a hair over 2%. Inflation expectations are nearly back to 2%. Job growth over last year? You guessed it. It may not last, but right now, it looks like we’re moving back toward… Read More
10-Year Treasury Yields Are a Warning Sign
There was a bit of a chill earlier this month in Treasury yields. “At 4.35% on August 21, the 10-year Treasury rate reached its highest level since 2007 before retreating to 4.24% on August 24,” wrote at the time Richard… Read More
Net Lease Makes a Reset
It used to be that when Jonathan Hipp, head of Avison Young’s U.S. Net Lease Group, would get a client requesting a zero cash flow property transaction—meaning the rent the buyer receives is equal to what it will pay on… Read More
Taco Bell’s Different Type of Restaurants
Taco Bell recently unveiled a 2.0 version of its digital-forward Go Mobile restaurant, about three years after the initial concept was introduced in the throes of the pandemic. The updated asset will play a big role as the chain targets 10,000 units… Read More
Dollar Chains’ Traffic Beating Grocery Stores
As consumers continue to hunt for good prices, many have turned to discount and dollar chains of late, which the first half of 2023’s results prove. Several of the biggest chains in the category posted strong numbers, according to a… Read More
New Data Shows Solid REIT Balance Sheets
New data from the second quarter show that REITs continue to have well-structured debt—79% of REITs’ total debt was unsecured, while 91% of listed REITs’ total debt was at a fixed rate, according to the Nareit Total REIT Industry Tracker… Read More
How Healthy is the CRE Healthcare Market?
The healthcare segment of the real estate industry took on greater challenges during the pandemic when hospitals and medical offices and their staffs were inundated with patients, and field tents had to be erected in many markets to cope with… Read More
Improving Indicators Bode Well for CRE
Virtually every confidence indicator is on the rise and the threat of an imminent recession is falling while recent data show that inflation is nearing the Federal Reserve’s goals set more than a year ago. The overall inflation number reported… Read More