Talking ESGs Around Super Bowl LIV

Talking ESGs Around Super Bowl LIV

Right around the corner from the Super Bowl, at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium, the CRE Finance Council had its annual conference in South Beach. There was a lot of discussion about CMBS lending, the best-performing commercial real estate sectors and...
Retail, Tech and Finance (Duh) Top of Mind at CREFC

Retail, Tech and Finance (Duh) Top of Mind at CREFC

Every year, the winter CREFC (CRE Finance Council) meeting is packed with great industry information and networking opportunities. The most recent one, which took place in Miami Jan. 8-10, was no different. The general mood and tenor was upbeat with attendees...

Seismic Assessments: What you need to know…

The American Society of the International Association for Testing and Materials (ATSM) recently released new standards relating to commercial real estate. As is the case with every new ASTM update, a lot of people in the industry are wondering what the pluses and...

Conference Report: CREFC Industry Conference, Miami

Earlier this month, I attended the CREFC Industry Leaders Conference, in Miami. It was a strong event and boasted the best attendance this annual industry gathering has seen since the recession. This is one of the most important national meetings in commercial real...

Capital Still Goes Crazy for Commercial Real Estate

The recent CRE Finance Council Annual Conference in New York City brought together the biggest capital markets firms to trade information and get deals flowing. GRS Group was there, meeting with clients and surveying the state of commercial real estate’s finance...