CRE Construction-Cost Dilemma Continues

CRE Construction-Cost Dilemma Continues

One of commercial real estate’s ongoing difficulties looks like it will continue to challenge the industry over the next year, according to what I heard at the recent RE Journals’ Commercial Real Estate Forecast Conference, in Downtown Chicago. Construction-material...
Hotel Fundamentals Pop, More Mergers on Horizon

Hotel Fundamentals Pop, More Mergers on Horizon

We recently discussed here how the hotel sector of commercial real estate was expected to experience strong fundamentals throughout 2018, as well as more transactional activity, and those forecasts have seemed to hold true so far. Some might even say that hospitality...
Mixed-Use Development Becomes Dominant

Mixed-Use Development Becomes Dominant

Mixed-use developments are becoming more and more common across the country, as people of all ages desire more of a 24/7, live/work/play environment. Once looked at as troublesome because of their high costs and the challenges of putting together different commercial...
Industrial Mergers Ramp Up

Industrial Mergers Ramp Up

It’s no secret that the industrial sector of commercial real estate is hot right now, so it doesn’t come as much of a surprise that some major mergers are happening in the space right now. Blackstone’s Blackstone Real Estate Partners VII just purchased REIT Gramercy...