Commercial Real Estate Insights

Economic Update | April 2, 2021

New Business Applications According to the Census Bureau, new business applications totaled a seasonally adjusted 423k in February, falling 13.4% month-over-month. Of the 423k applications, the Census Bureau estimates that 31k new business will eventually form over...

Suddenly, Demand is Booming for Office Space

In February, the national VODI grew 29%, increasing by 13 points to 58. One year after the COVID lockdowns began, demand for office space is finally approaching pre-pandemic levels. The national VTS Office Demand Index (VODI), which tracks tenant tours, both in-person...

Economic Update | March 19, 2021

American Rescue Plan President Biden signed into law the $1.9T American Rescue Plan Act, the third major fiscal stimulus legislation passed by Congress in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Congress has now appropriated $6T in total relief to the public during this...

Will Money Come Back into Gyms and Other Hard-Hit Sectors?

If sales for those assets increase, cap rates could move up. In 2020, the office and industrial sectors accounted for nearly 81% of the single-tenant net lease investment sales activity, according to the Stan Johnson Company Q4 Net Lease Market Snapshot. While...

New Phase I ESA Standard Coming in 2021

Brush up on the top 6 potential changes to the ESA Standard (ASTM E1527). When there’s a change that affects around 70,000 commercial real estate deals a year, it’s a big deal. This is about to happen in 2021. I’m talking about the Phase I Environmental Site...

Industrial Pricing Jumps to $145 Per Square Foot

In Q4 2020, industrial saw $11.9 billion in sales volume at an average price per square foot of $100 per square foot. Industrial didn’t miss a beat in 2020. And it looks like prices in the asset class will continue rising in terms of sales volume and price per square...

CRE Gets Boost as Economy Adds 379,000 Jobs in February

Most of the job gains were in the leisure and hospitality sectors. The US economy showed its clearest sign yet of recovery with February’s unemployment report released this morning by the Bureau of Labor Statistics: Some 379,000 jobs were added to US payrolls last...