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Amidst the COVID-19 outbreak, local and state governments are enforcing restaurants and bars to close dine-in services temporarily. As a result, quick-service restaurants (QSR), including Starbucks, Taco Bell, and Chick-fil-A, are encouraging customers to grab their food to-go. After visits to QSRs increased by 11 percent from February 17 to March 13, according to Foursquare, […]

COVID-19 has impacted and created uncertainty everywhere, including commercial real estate. To keep our clients as up-to-date as possible on on market news and investor insights, we conducted a survey involving our database of 96,000 CRE professionals to gather feedback, here’s our summary of the key findings.  Click Here to Explore the Results

On April 23rd, Congress passed a $484 billion bill, and on April 23rd the House voted to pass this ‘phase 3.5’ stimulus package. The Senate met earlier this week and voted in support of the bill unanimously, in which they believe provides additional support, is more effective and inclusive, and addresses urgent national priorities. The […]

Considered an essential business by the U.S. government during COVID-19, convenience stores (c-stores) are often the only or closest location for much-needed fuel, food, and grocery items. Looking back to 2019, in-store sales at c-stores increased by 4.4%, according to the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS). However, in the face of a global pandemic, […]

Beneath the cloud of uncertainty that COVID-19 has presented, some retailers are coming out on top and fortunately are thriving in the current environment. These retailers include discounters and dollar stores. The discount retail market has proven to be resilient in both good times and bad, data from Coresight emphasized that in 2019 from the […]

Customer shopping habits rapidly shifted during the global crisis, making it difficult for retailers to predict business trends. Drug store visits nationally increased by 28 percent from February 19 to March 27 with the South region leading by a 51 percent increase during that same time, according to Four Square. This could indicate that shoppers […]

In recent years, shopping centers have combatted waned foot traffic and vacancies due to changing consumer shopping habits. Now, shopping centers are being forced to contend with another unwelcomed factor—COVID-19. Although the pandemic has already hit struggling retailers, some shopping centers are doing better than others, especially if they include a grocery store. As we […]

Last week the IRS issued guidance providing tax relief under the CARES Act for taxpayers with net operating losses. COVID Relief for taxpayers claiming NOLs Revenue Procedure 2020-24 (PDF) provides guidance to taxpayers with net operating losses that are carried back under the CARES Act by providing procedures for: waiving the carryback period in the case […]

Prior to the COVID-19 outbreak, the industrial market and economy was strong. The industrial transaction market boosted positive momentum, demand outweighed supply, and vacancy rates were at the lowest levels. Overall transaction activity had been up 18 percent from the peak of the last cycle, but COVID-19 presents a new kind of disruption to the […]