Insights

  Thanks to the surging national demand for logistics and manufacturing facilities, Birmingham has a strong industrial market. Vacancies are still at historic lows, around 2.9 percent, allowing landlords to increase pricing. As such, rents have grown 9.5 percent in the last 12 months. Employment has essentially recovered to pre-pandemic levels since September 2021, with […]

  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 […]

  In 2021, healthcare real estate made a name for itself and entered the ranks as a popular investment product type. The reasons for this asset class’s increased desirability are partly attributed to COVID-19, demographic trends, and 2020 performance. Apart from the temporary pause in elective surgeries and other voluntary healthcare services during the height […]

  In the last 12 months, almost $80B in transaction volume has closed in the retail sector, fueled by the low-yield environment. Although the challenges from COVID are still present, there is enough understanding of the market that investors have been able to underwrite acquisitions. In 2021, investors heavily targeted single tenant net lease deals […]

  Despite the continuing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the multifamily sector in Los Angeles remained a robust and reliable investment for both local and out-of-state investors in 2021, propelling value growth and cap rate compression. Almost every market in the metro area experienced positive gains, especially in occupancy growth. Vacancies trended down since peaking […]

The apartment sector showed resounding strength throughout 2021 with record-setting national rent gains and outsized absorption totals. The lack of available housing has propelled pricing for both single-family and rental apartment units. With renters searching for affordability in the wake of COVID-19, secondary and tertiary markets and suburban communities welcomed new residents. Apartment investment activity […]

  The U.S. industrial market witnessed a stellar year in 2021, recording as one of the best-performing asset classes with property pricing climbing faster than any other sector. Vacancy rates fell at the fastest pace ever (4.3 percent), rent growth reached a record high (7.8 percent), and cap rates pushed into record lows (6.4 percent). […]

Athens is a relatively affordable multifamily market, catering to the blue-collar workforce. The population has increased almost ten percent since 2010, primarily in downtown Athens and nearby neighborhoods. Several companies are expanding in the area, such as Wayfair, Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health, and more. The University of Georgia resides in Athens, adding several hundred undergraduates […]

  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, […]