Trucks Stops As a CRE Investment

Trucks Stops As a CRE Investment

People pay attention when Warren Buffett invests a major chunk of change. Earlier this month, his company Berkshire Hathaway purchased a 38.6 percent stake in Pilot Flying J, which takes in $20 billion a year in annual revenue from its 750 truck stop-convenience...
Q3 Office Leasing Spikes; But Investor Sentiment Pauses

Q3 Office Leasing Spikes; But Investor Sentiment Pauses

Third quarter commercial real estate reports are coming in, and two grabbed our attention in particular while sorting through all of the analysis. The office-leasing arena was extremely robust during the period, according to a JLL dispatch, which said it’s 11.1...
Freddie Mac Changes: What’s Happening Both Now and Later

Freddie Mac Changes: What’s Happening Both Now and Later

Here is a summary of the changes announced at last week’s seller/servicer conference that pertain to Freddie Mac PCA and ESA reports, as we have clarified them with Freddie Mac: Effective this week: Conventional and Target Affordable loans with a balance under $15...
ICSC Western Division Highlights and Net Lease Health

ICSC Western Division Highlights and Net Lease Health

In an increasingly complicated retail real estate world, GRS Group sent some of its team members to the ICSC Western Division conference to get an update on what people are saying about the commercial real estate sector. We spoke with Kevin May, a business development...
ICSC Western Division Highlights and Net Lease Health

Lots to Absorb at ICSC Western Division

This week part of the GRS Group team will attend one of the largest annual retail real estate events in the country, the International Council of Shopping Centers’ Western Division Conference, in Los Angeles. Aside from the usual networking opportunities with old and...