Zayo Shoots for Telecom REIT as 5G Grows

Zayo Shoots for Telecom REIT as 5G Grows

With the news of communications-infrastructure firm Zayo Group looking to form a telecom REIT, we thought it would be a good time to see how this segment of commercial real estate is holding up. For its part, if the firm gains IRS approval, Zayo would form a publicly...
Isn’t Brick-And-Mortar Retail Supposed to be Dead?

Isn’t Brick-And-Mortar Retail Supposed to be Dead?

Amazon? Is that an outdoor-wear clothing store or something? Several physical retail-store metrics improved during the third quarter, according to a national retail report released by Cushman & Wakefield (download here), making us question the severity of the...
Miami Sees Aggressive Retail Development

Miami Sees Aggressive Retail Development

The Miami metropolitan area is proof that some retail real estate landlords are finding effective ways to keep brick-and-mortar stores top-of-mind for consumers, despite strong challenges by online shopping channels. A recent Colliers International report (download...
CMBS Delinquencies Continue to Drop

CMBS Delinquencies Continue to Drop

One of the biggest commercial real estate fears of a few years ago, the maturation of CMBS loans leading to mass defaults, hasn’t come to fruition in the way some predicted. August marked the fourth consecutive month of a drop in delinquencies, down to 2.48 percent...