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 grsgrouptest | Feb 20, 2018 | Blog
Once thought of as the darling of commercial real estate, there has been some ongoing concern about the multifamily sector, much of it has to do with all of the supply that has come on the market over the last several months. Reis calls 2017 “record supply growth” for...
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...
by Tony Mueller | Feb 14, 2018 | Blog
From the tragedy of Hurricane Harvey to the Astros winning their first World Series, 2017 was a year of highs and lows for the Houston metro area. The industrial sector of commercial real estate in the area was reportedly one of its positives. A report by Colliers...