The real estate sector affects – and is affected by – climate change. We must identify solutions to reduce emissions and mitigate climate impacts. This approach can reap financial as well as moral dividends. The real estate sector has a… Read More
MSCI, an American finance company, released its 2020 Emerging Real Estate Trends report today. The main themes of the report revolve around the improvement of data in the real estate investment space, and how this is playing a more vital… Read More
CHICAGO—The fourth quarter brought record low cap rates for single-tenant national net lease properties in the retail, office and industrial spaces, according to the 4Q2019 Net Lease Market Report by The Boulder Group. During the quarter, national asking cap rates… Read More
The $14.5-million sale of the Sand Cove Apartments in St. Pete Beach, Fla. last month isn’t a deal that would normally stand out amid the crowded field of mega-sales and portfolio acquisitions that occurred in 2019. What is eye-catching is… Read More
Retail real estate had just had one of its toughest years ever. Will there be relief in sight in 2020? Liz Wolf | Jan 08, 2020 It was a brutal year for the U.S. retail sector, despite a robust economy… Read More
Projecting likely restaurant trends over a 12-month period is an exercise that many operators and consultants are accustomed to performing. But projecting an entire decade ahead is the kind of task that elicits silent, steely stares from experts, or derisive… Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. JAN. 13, 2020 – In 2019, the U.S. REIT market delivered double-digit returns across nearly all sectors, raised a record amount of market capital, and continued to provide strong dividend yields to income investors, according to Nareit. “REITs… Read More
Picking a restaurant site isn’t what it used to be. According to Buxton, a leading customer analytics and predictive analytics platform, the process is more than just simple demographics and a hunch based off experience. It describes the work as… Read More
Throughout 2019, restaurants across all sectors faced a similar theme. Eroding guest counts balanced by an acceleration in guest checks. Restaurants weathered traffic declines thanks to a consumer more willing to spend on dining out. According to data from the… Read More
Life insurance companies are holding their own in the competitive commercial real estate lending market and exhibiting a growing appetite for multifamily loan originations. According to the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), life companies originated $83 billion in commercial and multifamily… Read More