by Julie Sorensen | Nov 8, 2017 | Blog
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...
by GRS Group | Oct 25, 2017 | Blog
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...
by GRS Group | Oct 16, 2017 | Blog
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...
by GRS Group | Oct 11, 2017 | Blog
Hurricanes Harvey and Irma obviously did some major damage to the multifamily markets in impacted areas of Texas, especially the Houston metro area, and parts of Florida. The rebuilding process will be fruitful for construction firms doing work in the area, but could...
by Tony Mueller | Oct 10, 2017 | Blog
It’s no secret that the multifamily sector of commercial real estate has had a very strong run since the Great Recession. Even though apartment supply is increasing, leading to a temporary slight dip in some locales’ fundamentals, overall housing development is well...