CMBS Delinquencies Continue Decline in 2018

CMBS Delinquencies Continue Decline in 2018

Last year marked significant progress when it came to CMBS loans going into delinquency across commercial real estate sectors, according to a recent Trepp report. At the end of December, the overall delinquency rate came in at 3.11 percent, falling 178 basis points...

Brian Mende Joins GRS Group

Los Angeles, CA, – November 29, 2018 GRS Group is pleased to announce that Brian Mende has joined its transaction services team as Director of Business Development. “It’s an exciting time to come on board at GRS Group,” said Mr. Mende. “They not only offer a...
Skilled Nursing Faces Changing Patient Environment

Skilled Nursing Faces Changing Patient Environment

The seniors housing sector of commercial real estate is undergoing some fundamental changes, and much of that has to do with a changing resident profile. This is apparently having a significant impact on the skilled nursing portion of this property type, which...
Isn’t Brick-And-Mortar Retail Supposed to be Dead?

Isn’t Brick-And-Mortar Retail Supposed to be Dead?

Amazon? Is that an outdoor-wear clothing store or something? Several physical retail-store metrics improved during the third quarter, according to a national retail report released by Cushman & Wakefield (download here), making us question the severity of the...
Execute CRE Environmental Due Diligence Early

Execute CRE Environmental Due Diligence Early

The longer a firm waits to complete its environmental due diligence on a transaction or development project, the more problems the company could face during the life of the deal. That was the overriding message at a recent CREW New York meeting I attended called...