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...

Orange County CRE:  Optimism in 2016

Last week, I had the opportunity to represent GRS | Group at Bisnow’s Orange County State of the Market event, in Irvine. While national experts are divided about the commercial real estate forecast for 2016, the SoCal contingent seems to be pretty bullish. Coming out...

2016 Looks Stable for Commercial Real Estate

As we forge ahead into the New Year, several firms are coming out with their opinions on how commercial real estate will fare in 2016. And, although it doesn’t look like the industry will see the same strong growth as it had in recent years, the outlook seems far from...

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...

Orange County Office Takes Center Stage

When thinking about the top office markets in the country, Orange County Office is not necessarily the first area that comes to mind. But the reality is that the sector in the county is extremely strong. There is more than one million square feet of development taking...