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From the Matthews™ Net Lease Special Report, casual dining faced significant short and long-term challenges following COVID-19 disruption. The greatest question that arose was whether sit-down casual dining brands could reinvent their menu offerings and perception to attract a younger demographic’s fast-paced lifestyle. The youngest and technologically advanced generation, Gen Z, often place significant consideration […]

Dating back to the 1920s, drive-thrus have served as the top contender for distributing food to customers. Nine out of the top ten restaurants in The QSR 50 have drive-thrus, and drive-thru pickups make up for an average of 70 percent of annual quick-service restaurant sales.     With dine-in areas closing across the nation […]

The Launch of Opportunity Zones As part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the opportunity zone provision is designed to encourage investment and economic growth in specific low-income communities, in turn offering federal tax incentives to the taxpayer who invests in a business located in one of these zones. The final regulations were released […]

Beneath the cloud of uncertainty presented by COVID-19, some retailers are thriving in the current environment. Dollar stores, the popular discount retailer segment, are expanding and at rapid rates in today’s environment. They have gained attention as success stories in the country’s most economically distressed places- mostly rural counties that have few retail options. The […]

A Recipe for Success A new era of restaurants was introduced as COVID-19 spread across the globe. Operators were met with sliding sales, shifts in operations, layoffs, closures, and more in the peak of the outbreak. In response, restaurants turned to takeout, delivery, and drive-thru order fulfillments. Tenants that were struggling before the pandemic, unable […]

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 […]

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 […]