How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Hate Interest Rates

by | Nov 12, 2015 | Blog

Well, hating interest rates is obviously a pretty extreme concept. But what is almost as bizarre is the obsession with them shared by the media and certain analysts that is nearly on a Dr. Strangelove-like nuclear-war level. Every time members of the Fed meet, the...

Rising Interest Rates Not a CRE Catastrophe

by | Jun 18, 2015 | Blog

Now that the commercial real estate industry is pretty certain that interest rates will rise over the next couple of years, albeit at a slow pace, what does this mean for owners and investors in these properties? A Forbes article points out that though REIT stock...

Economic Forecast: Good Reasons to be Optimistic

by | Jun 4, 2015 | Blog

GRS Group had the pleasure of sponsoring the Connect Media’s kick off event at The City Club in Los Angeles yesterday.  Among the speakers was Christopher Thornberg, founding partner at Beacon Economics. Since its founding in 2007, Beacon has provided economic...

NAR Sees Commercial Real Estate Vacancy Improvement

by | Feb 24, 2015 | Blog

Commercial real estate is benefiting from stronger job growth, which will lead to stronger vacancy rates in the coming year, according to the National Association of Realtors’ quarterly commercial Real Estate Outlook. This will benefit three of the four major...