Commercial real estate (CRE) is considered an investment class that is a valuable alternative to more traditional investment classes such as stocks, bonds, and money market accounts. This is not to say that CRE should replace these investment classes in a portfolio. Still, it is an effective way to diversify the portfolio and add an…
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Solve Industrial Motion Group is investing $34 million into a new 282,134-square-foot build-to-suit facility in the Steele Creek area. The facility, which will house its distribution and headquarters operations, is being developed by Beacon Partners. You can read the full article at BizJournal.com.
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Inflation impacts all aspects of the economy, and commercial real estate is not immune to the impact of both inflation and rising interest rates. At a time when many investors are considering CRE as a way to weather the storm of increasing interest rates, there are other issues to consider when determining if this is…
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Investing in commercial real estate (CRE) allows the buyer or buyers to take an active or a more passive role in the operation of the building. Most investors and investor groups use commercial property management services to handle the day-to-day issues and tasks associated with leasing, managing, maintaining, and working directly with building tenants. The…
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There is no doubt that commercial property management is often the most challenging aspect of getting into this type of investment. Unlike residential investment where there is one property and one tenant, commercial real estate may involve hundreds of tenants in a single building, particularly when investing in multifamily dwellings. Even with retail or office…
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With everything that’s been going on in our lives in 2020, it can be helpful to take a breath, step back, and try to get an idea of what this will all mean to us in commercial real estate in moving forward. No one can have the ultimate crystal ball when predicting the future, but…
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Negotiating during commercial real estate transactions can be tough, but when you’re negotiating with someone who has a huge ego on the other side of the transaction, things can get even tougher. Sometimes when people negotiate, their goal can seem to be to extract a pound of flesh out of you, so when you’re dealing…
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Interest rates are such an important determinant for how our economy will be performing. When the cost of capital becomes more expensive, suddenly it becomes less profitable and more risky for businesses to expand, and commercial real estate investment transactions can become less attractive, too. But on the other hand, when interest rates are falling,…
Read MoreThe economy has been chugging along fairly nicely in most areas for several years now. But this then always begs us to ask the question, “When will we experience the next economic downturn?” This isn’t a question that we often like to ponder, but at the same time, we’d always like to anticipate what’s coming…
Read MoreIf you’ve never heard the term “value-added” property before, it refers to a real estate investment opportunity where the buyer will recognize additional value from the purchase of the property, outside of directly receiving monthly income from it. For example, when many people buy real estate investments; they may be interested in both the cap…
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