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  Raleigh’s retail market is improving, thanks to lifted pandemic restrictions and growing consumer confidence. Vacancies have fallen to 2.9 percent, keeping landlords and owners confident in the market. As a result, rents are up 3.4 percent year-over-year and are projected to grow as the metro’s pipeline is minimal. The 540,000 square feet underway consist […]

Our extensive insights were prepared to equip investors with the knowledge they need to make sound investment decisions. Here are the top articles our readers found most beneficial.   The Flight to Tax-Free States   When it comes to investing in commercial real estate, it is crucial to understand prospective tax advantages. Having an effective […]

  Inglewood, California, otherwise known as the City of Champions, welcomed the 300-acre, 80,000-seat SoFi Stadium in 2020. It was a $5.5 billion development and was recorded as the most expensive stadium ever built. As one of the largest developments on the West Coast, it offers immense benefits for surrounding retail, residential, and office spaces. […]

There are more fitness options in the market now than ever before. People can exercise at big-box gyms, sports clubs, smaller boutique fitness studios, as well as through on-demand at-home fitness equipment and even virtual platforms. Although the COVID-19 pandemic has brought on a slew of challenges to the industry, gyms have seen a rapid […]

  2021 was a year of record growth and stability for the retail sector. Emerging from the challenges of COVID-19, retail recovered swiftly, as fiscal support from the U.S. government, paired with a tight labor market promoting a robust wage growth, provided consumers with extra spending money. Brick and mortar retail sales reached historic numbers […]

  As the pandemic moves further into the rearview mirror, retail properties are becoming increasingly attractive. Daily needs-anchored retail shopping centers and regional power centers proved to be resilient through the last two challenging years, and retail is available at much more attractive cap rates than other asset classes that performed well through the pandemic, […]

Commercial real estate (CRE) has historically lagged behind other industries in adopting technology, particularly the disruptive changes that transform the way business is done. Customer relationship managements (CRMs) and email campaigns have replaced the Rolodexes and flyers of 30 years ago. But digital replacements for physical processes provide relatively minor benefits when compared to the […]

  Over the past year and a half, almost every aspect of normalcy has drastically changed, including grocery shopping. The grocery industry was already adjusting to the digital transformation pre-COVID-19 but was accelerated by the pandemic. Grocers have been very adaptable during a period of uncertainty, and investors aren’t the only ones to notice as […]

  The threat of global warming is impending, and the transportation sector is the leader in greenhouse gas emissions, producing roughly a third of the country’s total emissions. The solution appears to be electric vehicles (EVs), as automotive manufacturers understand the long-term environmental impact. The number of emission-free vehicles being produced has reached record numbers, […]