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How to Enhance Property Value The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the relationship between landlords and tenants, with the outcome poised to change the commercial real estate industry. Landlords and tenants have found themselves in uncharted waters as a pandemic clause does not come standard in most commercial lease agreements. As non-essential businesses closed, tenants began to […]

A Post-Pandemic Reality While shopping center retailers are undoubtedly being affected by COVID-19, there is still positive growth and activity for shopping centers as they learn to adapt to the ever-changing consumer sentiment, the rapid advance of technology, and now, the coronavirus. Many department stores, the leading drivers of foot traffic, are leaving behind malls […]

  The self-storage sector is deemed recession-resistant by experts because the demand stems from life events such as moving, change in marital status, or downsizing. Self-storage REITs were among the few real estate investment trusts to produce positive returns during the Great Recession. As a result, self-storage development rapidly increased, and roughly ten percent of […]

According to the National Multifamily Housing Council’s rent payment tracker, 79.3 percent of apartment households paid rent as of August 6th in its survey of 11.4 million units of professionally managed apartment units.   This is a 1.9 percentage point decrease from those who completed their rent payment through August 6th, 2019, and compares to […]

  Click Here to Download the Report In March, Congress signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, for $2 trillion in economic relief. With the ongoing events surrounding COVID-19, the Senate proposed a second stimulus package, the Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection and Schools (HEALS) Act. This comes after the House of […]

The Top Metros Fueling Demand Industrial properties have been experiencing heightened demand in recent years with 277 million square feet of supply absorbed in 2019 alone. This demand is fueled by e-commerce, cold storage, and warehousing. When travel restrictions and stay-at-home orders were enacted nationwide, employers reacted by implementing teleworking abilities, which increased internet use […]

Covid-19 upheaved the economy and spread uncertainty around the nation, Matthews™ is committed to keeping investors informed on market conditions by breaking down CRE trends and the movements investors should keep on their radar. Top 10 Trends in Commercial Real Estate  A new shopping center retail market Changing consumer preferences A growing e-commerce presence Localization […]

Click Here to Download the Report The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden has outlined his 2020 tax plan in this 110-page economic policy document. His plan lays out what taxes could look like under his presidency for individuals and corporations, should he win the election and obtain congressional approval. Key […]

According to the National Multifamily Housing Council’s rent payment tracker, 77.4 percent of apartment households paid rent as of July 6th in its survey of 11.4 million units of professionally managed apartment units. This is a 2.3 percentage point decrease from those who completed their rent payment through July 6th, 2019, and compares to 80.8 […]