by Nathan VonGunten | Feb 27, 2018 | Blog
Commercial real estate could face increasing headwinds over the next year, according to a recent Real Estate Roundtable (RER) survey of executives. Though the findings weren’t steeped in negativity, there was an increase in respondents saying that asset values could...
by Michael Gerard | Feb 22, 2018 | Case Studies
GRS | Corteq recently provided assessment services on a $107 million acquisition that included two multifamily properties: Ascend at Red Rocks and Elevate at Red Rocks. The apartment home properties are located adjacent to each other in the thriving suburban market of...
by Solomon Rosenbaum PE, CEM, CPMP | Feb 22, 2018 | Blog
My main takeaway from the recent MBA CREF/Multifamily Housing Conference was the amount of excitement regarding the green financing programs from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. With mortgage rates rising, there is significant interest in these programs as a way to reduce...
by grsgrouptest | Feb 21, 2018 | Blog
Retail real estate’s grocery sector is far from boring nowadays. Between Amazon’s purchase of Whole Foods, Costco’s same-day online delivery, and Walmart having plans to increase its online presence with the reported purchase of meal-kit outfit Blue Apron, there has...
by Michael Gerard | Feb 14, 2018 | Blog
There was a lot of discussion at the recent Environmental Bankers Association conference, in Newport Beach, Calif., about the state of environmental due diligence in commercial real estate, both on a macro level and on more granular topics. Luckily, GRS Group had a...