The Rise of “Grocerants”

They say to never go grocery shopping on an empty stomach. Well, grocers have found a way to cash in if you do. There are several “grocerants,” at chain stores and independent locations, that now have full-service restaurants and bars where consumers can taste the...

Are Underwater Warehouses the Future?

We were surprised to see images of Amazon’s beehive drone hub patent a few weeks back. Now the e-commerce leader could further change commercial real estate’s industrial sector with another interesting patented concept – underwater warehouses. The goods it sells could...

Canadian CRE Wins Big at BOMA

Canadian commercial real estate is setting some trends for innovation if the recent BOMA International Conference & Expo, which took place in Nashville, is any indicator. Of the 15 assets that won major awards, four of them were located in Canada. They won in some...

Student Housing Investment, Development Get High Marks

The student-housing sector experienced a mega deal for this commercial real estate asset class earlier this month that’s indicative of the sector’s strong overall transactional performance. Mapletree Investments, a Singapore sovereign-wealth fund, acquired a...

Raider Nation Could Bump Up Las Vegas CRE

So, the NFL’s Oakland Raiders, which did a stint of time in Los Angeles from 1982 to 1994, are now the Las Vegas Raiders. This will surely have a major impact on the commercial real estate market in the Las Vegas metro area. Specifically, there is talk about how the...