How Important is Building Condition When Leasing a Commercial Space?
Looking for new office space comes with a lot of responsibility. You need to find the right building, somewhere your business will stay for a long time, plus a landlord who cares about their renters. It's a lot to juggle, especially if you don't know how to value...
Q2 2019 Market Update
Q2 2019 Commercial Real estate volume reached $127 billion in transaction volume in Q2 2019, up 2% from last year’s Q2 volume. Led by the office, apartment, and senior housing sectors, this marks an improvement from the dip seen in Q1 of 2019. Senior housing and care...
Opportunity Zone Land Will Cost You
Investors and developers are paying a premium for land sites in opportunity zones, according to a new study. Investors and developers are paying a premium for land sites in opportunity zones. A new study from Real Capital Analytics shows a rapid increase in pricing...
How Certain Real Estate Investments Outperform the Stock Market
The real estate investor, author and Apartment Building Investing Podcast host describes the real estate investments that he favors over stocks. NEW YORK CITY—Although average stock market returns over 15-year periods can look quite high, Michael Blank, the author of...
Appetite Strong But Cautious for Cannabis Real Estate
With the legalization of cannabis, there is a lot of excitement for new real estate uses, but there are still challenges to investing. The legalization of cannabis in California has been followed—and in some ways even preceded by—a rush of real estate investment to...
7-Eleven Tests If the Home of the Giant Blue Slurpee Can Also Sell Craft Beer and Cappuccino
Customers place an order at the Laredo Taco counter in the 7-Eleven Inc. lab concept store in Dallas, Texas. (Photo: Bloomberg via Getty Images) ‘Lab Store’ Concept Emphasizes More Upscale Items On the theory that customers can’t live on hot dogs and Slurpees alone,...
Multifamily Rent Growth Gets Serious
The average US multifamily rent increased by $12 to $1,465 in June, according to Yardi-Matrix. June was an inflection point for US multifamily rent growth, according to new figures by Yardi-Matrix. Following several months this year of slow rent growth, rents rose...
Even With Growing Rents, Tenant Improvements Are Eating Into Landlord Margins
Courtesy of Boxer Property Building office amenities is frequently referred to as an arms race, and it is taking an increasing toll on landlords. Tenant improvement costs are rising much faster than rents across the country, according to Real Capital Markets' 2019...
Housing Experts Want More Building, Less Regulation To Solve The Affordable Housing Crisis
Costly gateway markets are battling an affordable housing crisis, but even smaller inland U.S. cities are tackling their own affordability problems. Active government may be making the problem even costlier. High rents and home costs in places like Boston and San...
Men And Women Agree CRE Is Becoming A Better Place For Women – Just Not On The Rate Of Progress
Most in commercial real estate agree that the industry has made significant strides in its ongoing efforts to promote gender equality, according to a new poll. But boardrooms and C-suites remain dominated by men, and the survey, conducted by software company Apto,...