As the retail sector has struggled to adapt to changes wrought by both the rise of online shopping and the pandemic, convenience stores and grocery stores are experiencing pressure from another source: dollar stores. While the value market has long… Read More
There are a lot of ways to slice Chick-fil-A’s performance to illustrate its success, but one of the most transparent is its whitespace. There are currently seven restaurant chains in America in the $10 billion-and-above club, in terms of domestic… Read More
A firestorm among the banking sector, including the failures of Silicon Valley Bank and New York’s Signature and infusions of capital into First Republic Bank and Credit Suisse, has real estate investors scrambling to figure out what this all means… Read More
When you’ve hit the peak, the only way forward is down, which seems to be where CRE transactions are going at the moment. MSCI’s Capital Trends report for February makes it clear. “The markets are moving faster than a monthly… Read More
In a move that was not without its fair share of controversy, the Federal Reserve has unanimously elected to further raise interest rates by 25 basis points in March, bringing the current federal funds rate to a range of 4.75… Read More
Dollar General Corp. reported a “modest decrease” in customer traffic as customers reigned in discretionary spending. The discounter also reiterated its plans to execute 3,170 real estate projects in fiscal 2023, including 1,050 new store openings, 2,000 remodels, and 120… Read More
7-Eleven intends to build one of the largest and most compatible electric vehicle (EV) fast-charging networks of any North American retailer. The convenience retailer is launching 7-Charge, a new, proprietary EV charging network and app at several locations in Florida,… Read More
Both interest rate hikes and cap rate expansion will peak later this year and should decrease in 2024. As a result, today’s opportunity to buy assets for lower prices may not last very long. The survey was conducted in mid-November… Read More
REITs’ operations remained solid with year-over-year increases in funds from operations (FFO) and net operating income (NOI), as they continue to navigate rising interest rates and persistently high inflation, according to new fourth quarter 2022 data from the Nareit Total… Read More
President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 on Aug. 16, 2022. The enacted version of the Inflation Reduction Act didn’t contain the proposed expanded provisions of the Internal Revenue Code Section 1061 related to carried interest. While… Read More