by SVN Commercial Advisory Group | Jul 23, 2019
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...
by SVN Commercial Advisory Group | Jul 23, 2019
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,...
by SVN Commercial Advisory Group | Jul 18, 2019
U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell indicated last week the central bank could soon cut interest rates for the first time in more than a decade. While commercial real estate typically welcomes rate cuts, economists don’t think it will drastically alter the...
by SVN Commercial Advisory Group | Jul 18, 2019
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...
by SVN Commercial Advisory Group | Jul 11, 2019
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 Office Investor...
by SVN Commercial Advisory Group | Jul 11, 2019
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...
