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How is Southeast CRE Holding Up? To ride out the uncertainty of interest rates and rising costs, investors are placing their capital in durable commercial real estate assets in top-performing markets with excellent fundamentals and growing populations. The Southeast is on the receiving end of investor interest, boasting robust industrial pipelines, historically high multifamily rent […]

Investors Eye Grocery-Anchored Retail According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, food-at-home prices increased 11.9 percent year-over-year in May, a 1.4 percent increase from April. This marks the fifth straight month of increases of at least one percent for the food-at-home index. Yet, one underlining statement remains the same: everybody has to eat and […]

The Shopping Center Must-Have Given the whirlwind of events the past three years, retailers are reconsidering their locations and space needs, indicating a change is on the horizon. Now that retailers understand their business model after re-examining shopping behavior through online habits, a new generation of shopping centers is anticipated to emerge. One highly sought-after […]

The Life Sciences Boom The Life Science sector is a break-out commercial real estate asset type taking the market by storm. Both private equity and public funding are pouring billions of dollars into the industry, reaching $39 billion in 2021, according to JP Morgan Chase. Yet life sciences was an expanding asset class long before the […]

The Consumer Price Index is measured by the average change in prices over time in a fixed market basket of goods and services. In June 2022, prices in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 1.1%, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor […]

What Is a Bear Market? During a bear market phase, investing can be risky even for the most seasoned of investors. In most cases, a bear market symbolizes a deep selloff in the market, an economic downturn that has been caused by a decrease in the value of securities, or by an increase in interest […]

Cleveland Market Overview According to the World Population Review, Cleveland is the second-largest city in Ohio with a whopping population of 372,101 people. Cleveland’s growth is mainly driven by industrial, healthcare, and tech companies. The market boasts affordability, a low-density population, and a corporate-friendly environment, making the metro an appealing climate for residents and investment […]

Rising Rates Causes Investors To Reassess Their Assets The current investing environment can be calculated by many variables – rising interest rates, inflation, and fear of a recession. Commercial real estate investors are reevaluating their strategies to determine which assets have the best returns. Are multifamily and industrial still viable and safe investments, having proved […]

5 Reasons to Invest in Phoenix The Valley of the Sun continues to gain investor attention because of in-migration trends, a booming local economy, and strong buyer competition. Phoenix is attracting many out-of-state investors looking to diversify and expand their portfolios. The metro is booming in industrial sales, in-migration rates, and retail development. Fast-Growing Job […]