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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 […]

From Malls to Medicine The vacancy rate for regional malls in the U.S. hit a record 11.4 percent in the first quarter of 2021 up from 10.5 percent in the fourth quarter of 2020, according to Moody’s Analytics. The 90-basis point increase marked the highest the firm has ever seen, surpassing the record 80 basis […]

Commercial Real Estate Before the pandemic, commercial and multifamily capitalization rates were at all-time lows, leading to all-time high property valuations. Cap rates continued to fall and were nonetheless appealing given the low yields on alternative investment options. However, as interest rates have risen and other business valuations have decreased, the topic of what will […]

  The Synergy Between Online & Brick-And-Mortar Long before COVID-19 spread, retailers were experiencing a different kind of epidemic: e-commerce was capturing consumer attention and pulling business away from in-store operators. Online shopping’s growth seemed at odds with brick-and-mortar retail, and investors launched defensive acquisitions and operations strategies in response. That was a mistake, says Matt […]

The Current State of Shopping Centers Shopping center landlords are welcoming back customers after the pandemic to a new retail landscape. The latest focus to optimize the customer experience is modern technology, including ghost kitchens. The virtual-only restaurant concept is breathing new life into underused or vacant shopping center spaces. In 2019, the ghost kitchen […]

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 […]

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 […]