Are Shipping Containers the Apartments of the Future?

Are Shipping Containers the Apartments of the Future?

There are a lot of multifamily shortages in the United States, especially when it comes to affordable housing. Could shipping containers be a solution? There was a recent report on CNN about how shipping containers are housing workers in Bangalore, India’s tech...
CMBS Report: More Encouraging Numbers

CMBS Report: More Encouraging Numbers

GRS Group tries to touch on CMBS trends on a relatively regular basis.  This is because of the amount of them hitting maturity around this time.  Also, because of the anticipatory concerns that were sparked by the commercial real estate industry about a wave of...
Tax Reform Reportedly Not Good for Affordable Housing

Tax Reform Reportedly Not Good for Affordable Housing

Now that the House has passed its version of the tax reform bill, and the Senate Finance Committee has done the same, we are getting closer to something becoming law, at least for now. To follow up GRS Group’s prior post on the House tax proposal, it’s time to take...
Q3 Office Leasing Spikes; But Investor Sentiment Pauses

Q3 Office Leasing Spikes; But Investor Sentiment Pauses

Third quarter commercial real estate reports are coming in, and two grabbed our attention in particular while sorting through all of the analysis. The office-leasing arena was extremely robust during the period, according to a JLL dispatch, which said it’s 11.1...