by grsgrouptest | Mar 27, 2018 | Blog
The country’s two largest traditional grocery chains seem to have different strategies, with one removing an ancillary business and another beefing one up. Albertsons recently announced it is purchasing just over 2,500 Rite Aid drugstores, adding to its portfolio of...
by Julie Sorensen | Mar 27, 2018 | Blog
Back in October, Freddie Mac announced that Conventional and Target Affordable (TAH) loans with a balance under $15 million (not SBL) will now qualify under the “FRED” program. For you anagram aficionados, FRED stands for Fast, Reliable, Easy Decisions. The FRED...
by Nathan VonGunten | Mar 19, 2018 | Blog
Two big pieces of news have recently come out of commercial real estate’s industrial REIT sector, though they might be a little different. Industrial Property Trust, a non-traded REIT with $3.3 billion of assets under management, is reportedly putting itself up for...
by Tony Mueller | Mar 14, 2018 | Blog
Figuring out the health of commercial real estate’s retail sector is probably more complicated than ever right now. Headlines detailing major department stores, such as Sears, Macy’s and Bon-Ton, closing stores seem to pop up regularly. And it’s hurting landlords....
by Mark Halloran | Mar 2, 2018 | Blog
Though the MBA’s CREF/Multifamily Housing Convention & Expo continues to enjoy strong interest from apartments-focused players, others attending were zeroing in on retail and hospitality as commercial real estate sectors that could draw more lending activity....
