Mega Mall-Landlord Merger Activity Heats Up

Mega Mall-Landlord Merger Activity Heats Up

It’s been popular for quite some time now to talk about how the mall is dead. And sure, some of the “B” and “C” assets will die, unless they embrace experiential retail and completely revamp the ways they do business. But that hasn’t stopped a flurry of recent major...

Industrial Real Estate Going Strong, Assets Growing

While the commercial real estate industrial sector continues to improve and evolve, properties in the asset class also continue to grow… in height. Bisnow recently highlighted a CBRE report that says the heights of industrial buildings have increased.  The average...

How Small-Business Legislation Impacts the Franchise Biz

The small-business legislation we are seeing come forward is a national issue, and it impacts more than just the franchise sector. It has an effect on all small business. I was recently at the National Franchise Association/Burger King Corporate Summit, in Washington,...

Are Condos the Next Apartments?

There is talk lately of a renewed interest in the construction of condos in several of the largest metro areas across North America. This is happening despite the major fallout some of those cities experienced in that sector of real estate as a result of the financial...