Q2 SoCal Retail Thrives Despite Sector Challenges

Q2 SoCal Retail Thrives Despite Sector Challenges

With the strong advent of Amazon, brick-and-mortar retail doesn’t have a lot of optimism right now. But Southern California’s retail sector of commercial real estate seems to be holding up well, despite reports of doom and gloom. A recent Colliers International report...
Report: STEM Jobs Boost Office Leasing

Report: STEM Jobs Boost Office Leasing

Commercial real estate office leasing has undoubtedly been bolstered by the tech industry for the last several years. But there is more to it than that, according to a recent Cushman & Wakefield report (download here). STEM (science, technology, engineering, and...
Student Housing Heating Up Again

Student Housing Heating Up Again

The student housing sector of commercial real estate is gaining some attention as of late. In this case, it’s a major proposed acquisition. Greystar Real Estate Partners is reportedly looking at purchasing Education Realty Trust (EdR) for $3.1 billion. The purchase of...
The Dynamics of College Town CRE

The Dynamics of College Town CRE

Not all college towns are created alike when it comes to commercial real estate, but most of them tend to do better than comparable cities by geography and size without institutions of higher learning, according to a recent Reis report.  Tertiary apartment rent growth...
Crowdfunding Seeks to Make CRE Investment User-Friendly

Crowdfunding Seeks to Make CRE Investment User-Friendly

Commercial real estate transactions can become more user-friendly for casual investors through new technology, and one does not have to be a CRE insider to have a fruitful return experience.  Crowdfunding, which was once thought of as an outlier way to invest, is now...