Bankrupt Retailers’ CMBS Impact Exposed

Bankrupt Retailers’ CMBS Impact Exposed

It’s no secret that the retail industry is having issues right now that impact commercial real estate. Trepp recently pointed out that there were some pretty serious bankruptcies this year that are impacting assets secured by CMBS loans. To be fair, Trepp points out...
Are Shipping Containers the Apartments of the Future?

Are Shipping Containers the Apartments of the Future?

There are a lot of multifamily shortages in the United States, especially when it comes to affordable housing. Could shipping containers be a solution? There was a recent report on CNN about how shipping containers are housing workers in Bangalore, India’s tech...
Tax Reform Reportedly Not Good for Affordable Housing

Tax Reform Reportedly Not Good for Affordable Housing

Now that the House has passed its version of the tax reform bill, and the Senate Finance Committee has done the same, we are getting closer to something becoming law, at least for now. To follow up GRS Group’s prior post on the House tax proposal, it’s time to take...
Q3 Office Leasing Spikes; But Investor Sentiment Pauses

Q3 Office Leasing Spikes; But Investor Sentiment Pauses

Third quarter commercial real estate reports are coming in, and two grabbed our attention in particular while sorting through all of the analysis. The office-leasing arena was extremely robust during the period, according to a JLL dispatch, which said it’s 11.1...
ICSC Western Division Highlights and Net Lease Health

ICSC Western Division Highlights and Net Lease Health

In an increasingly complicated retail real estate world, GRS Group sent some of its team members to the ICSC Western Division conference to get an update on what people are saying about the commercial real estate sector. We spoke with Kevin May, a business development...