by Michael Gerard | Sep 22, 2014 | Blog
Trophy assets in primary markets are getting more and more expensive as the commercial real estate recovery continues. It’s getting to the point where only extremely well-capitalized entities and CRE investors are able to scoop up these properties. That has left your...
by Michael Gerard | Aug 19, 2014 | Blog
Crowdfunding is probably best known for Kickstarter campaigns, when artists or others that need financing for a specific project take to the Internet and get several individuals to “donate” to their endeavor. However, some crowdfunding campaigns have offered...
by Michael Gerard | Aug 5, 2014 | Blog
Since Austin is one of the strongest commercial real estate markets out there, it’s no surprise that the multifamily and retail sectors are performing well. I recently met with Marcus & Millichap, and the firm had favorable things to say about both areas. On the...
by Michael Gerard | Jul 30, 2014 | Blog
In his recent column, GRS Group’s Matthew McGovern talks about rising interest rates and the correlation between that and commercial real estate investors taking more risks. This is certainly true in the sense that more firms are targeting assets in secondary markets....
by Michael Gerard | Jul 9, 2014 | Blog
Well, it doesn’t look as though commercial real estate’s multifamily sector has overheated yet. Second-quarter apartment-leasing fundamentals were the strongest in more than a decade, according to research firm Axiometrics, and that’s on top of already outperforming...
