COVID-19 & CRE
Dedicated Resource Hub for Coronavirus News & Impacts in the Industry

The COVID-19 crisis has altered housing choices, and with many people working from home, households are reevaluating their rental accommodations. The pandemic can be to blame for a less-favorable, high-density residential living. For many, suburban life is becoming a lot more attractive, as it is more spread out, less dependent on public transportation, and more […]

With the CARES Act benefits past the July 31st expiration, Congress is in talks of a second stimulus package to further the economy. The effects of COVID-19 are still unknown, but the U.S. market has seen improvement. RCA cited that commercial real estate transaction volumes steeped to $44.7 billion in Q2 2020. This marks the […]

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 […]

According to the National Multifamily Housing Council’s rent payment tracker, 76.4 percent of apartment households paid rent as of September 6th in its survey of 11.4 million units of professionally managed apartment units.   This is a 4.8 percentage point decrease from those who completed their rent payment through September 6th, 2019, and compares to […]

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 […]

Click Here to Explore the Results While COVID-19 continues to transform our daily lives, the effects of the pandemic are still playing out. We reached out to CRE professionals in our database to gauge investor sentiment and near-term expectations. Here Are Our Key Findings: Investor confidence is returning as COVID-19 cases rescind Investor concerns mount […]

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 […]