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Building for the Future Shifting consumer habits and the ongoing dominance of e-commerce have forced traditional retailers to rethink their development strategies. At the onset of COVID-19, traditional malls, and centers heavy in soft goods retailers were hit the hardest. As lockdowns affected stores throughout the nation, the market saw a surge in online shopping […]

A Look at the Grocery-Anchored Retail Sector   Since the pandemic was introduced, grocery stores have gained popularity with people looking for cheaper alternatives to restaurants and overall healthier lifestyles. It was initially anticipated grocery store sales would fall off during the pandemic, and the sector would see an online shift to the grocery delivery […]

Click here for the most recent capital markets report.   A Review of Capital Markets Performance in Q2 As the U.S. economy enters Q3 in the quasi-post-COVID-19 era, equity capital is the strongest it has been in close to a decade. Due to the overvaluation of the stock market, investors are seeking safer return potential […]

  Interview With Duerk Brewer   Hi Duerk, we’d love to hear about how you approach risk and risk-taking My feelings about risk and overall risk tolerance have changed throughout my life as I gain experiences, particularly failures. You might think that taking risks and experiencing failure might make you risk-averse, but it has done […]

The CRE Sector Everyone is Betting On Industrial is the current darling of commercial real estate. But as the asset class grows in popularity, supply and demand become unbalanced. Tight market conditions, paired with rising land and construction costs, have hindered industrial development, especially in port cities. Across the U.S., industrial real estate is booming, […]

How is the Southeast Performing? The Southeast also boasts one of the strongest industrial supply pipelines in the country. Most Southeast multifamily markets are seeing robust recovery and historical highs in rent growth and historical lows in vacancy rates. Out-of-state investors, specifically from New York and California, are driving retail activity throughout the area and […]

How Is Virtual Land Valued in the Metaverse? Physical real estate is traditionally valued by its location, proximity to businesses, work, or popular destinations, net operating income, and so on. The metaverse introduced a new asset class, virtual real estate. Here, the land is located digitally online, and it is purchased directly from the platform […]

Consumers are being met with inflation at various points of sale. From the gas pump to the grocery store, and now, restaurants, inflation is resulting in all-time high price surges. Food manufacturers have reported price increases due to higher commodity prices, transportation and labor shortages, and supply chain disruptions. These hiked prices have significantly affected […]

Why are Rents Expanding so Quickly? Renters have changed the trajectory of investors’ expectations for the multifamily sector as they continue to relocate to affordable metros and suburban neighborhoods. Experts largely believed rents would begin to stagger in 2021, but the first three months of 2022 have already outpaced last year’s rent growth. Yardi Matrix […]