by Michael Gerard | Jul 15, 2015 | Blog
The hotel sector of commercial real estate saw a bit of a lag for a few years during the Great Recession, but that is starting to change. Many hotel operators and managers are starting to get more aggressive with their expansion and investment plans. One of the newest...
by Michael Gerard | Jun 22, 2015 | Blog
Here is the second part about my experience at the annual American Institute of Architects expo in Atlanta. You can read the first part here. In this installment I would like to address how building metrics have become a hot issue for municipalities, among others....
by Michael Gerard | Jun 4, 2015 | Blog
GRS Group had the pleasure of sponsoring the Connect Media’s kick off event at The City Club in Los Angeles yesterday. Among the speakers was Christopher Thornberg, founding partner at Beacon Economics. Since its founding in 2007, Beacon has provided economic...
by Michael Gerard | May 28, 2015 | Blog
The National Association of Realtors has a strong outlook on the overall commercial real estate industry. Its quarterly report notes that most property sectors are improving, and breaks down the best locales in different asset types as well. Every major commercial...
by Michael Gerard | May 21, 2015 | Blog
On July 21, 2010, President Barack Obama signed The Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (often called Dodd-Frank) into law. In the wake of the Great Recession, the Dodd-Frank Act made regulatory changes to almost every part of the Financial...
