ICSC Western Division: What We Learned

As GRS Group does every year, we hit the ICSC Western Division conference in San Diego earlier this month. Besides the networking with clients, and making some great connections, both new and current, we learned a lot of great information about the retail real estate...

Senior Housing: The CRE of the Future

Last year senior housing had an incredible run. Cap rates were extremely low, occupancy levels were high and construction was also on the rise. This has led to a concern that senior housing has hit a bubble, according to a recent Integra Realty Resources report. Some...

REITs Aren’t Slowing Down

Like any publicly traded entity, real estate investment trusts (REITs) have their ups and downs. Things are definitely a bright spot now, though. REITs are looking great for investors lately. There is a lot of talk recently about how REITs are performing well, when...

Private Equity Leading Multifamily Investments

Though construction of multifamily might be slowing down from its prior pace, transactions in this commercial real estate sector don’t appear to be waning. Private equity firms are leading the purchasers of apartment assets, according to a recent JLL multifamily...

Student Housing Getting More Mainstream in CRE

It wasn’t that long ago when student housing was considered a sub-sector of commercial real estate, but that is quickly changing. Now this branch of the industry is experiencing a significant boom in development and interest by investors. One interesting case study...