Office-Sector Investors Also Look at Secondary Markets

We know that the multifamily sector of commercial real estate is seeing interests in secondary markets. Well, according to a recent conference that concentrated on the office sector, NAIOP’s O.CON: The Office Conference, that area of the industry is looking for...

RECon Focus: Retail Real Estate Climate Upbeat

Retail real estate may not have had the bounce back from the recession enjoyed by multifamily, but ICSC’s RECon, the largest show of the year dealing with this commercial real estate sector, is proving that it’s starting to improve. Retailers are once again expanding...

Office Sector Rebound Going Strong…for REITs

Obviously, not every owner in the office sector of commercial real estate is a REIT. These entities are often the cream of the crop when it comes to portfolio quality and asset management. But understanding the performance of these firms can give us a relatively good...

If Housing Recovery Happens, Retail Could Improve

There might be some in the multifamily sector of commercial real estate sector that are nervous about a potential housing recovery. The answer is simple: If more people are buying homes, the less demand there is for apartment rental. But if that recovery does take...