Here are some guidelines on maximizing returns and minimizing risks when building your commercial real estate portfolio. Millions of Americans invest in alternative assets, including real estate. It’s an important step to diversify a portfolio with investments that don’t necessarily… Read More
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CRE Investor’s Checklist for 2021
As 2020 draws to a close, investors are happy to be rid of its turbulence and setting their sights on the promising opportunities the next year holds. With COVID vaccines nearly ready to deploy and only a few weeks until… Read More
2021 Outlook for REITs and CRE
Commercial real estate and REITs are likely to begin to recover in 2021, with the pace of improvement driven by the availability and effectiveness of a vaccine. REITs, CRE markets, and the economy as a whole are bolstered by the… Read More
Dollar General to Accelerate Opening Pace
Dollar General, the discount retailer that’s flourished during the pandemic, will accelerate an already galloping pace of new store openings in 2021, planning 1,050 new locations next year along with 1,750 store renovations and 100 store relocations. The Goodlettsville, Tenn.-based… Read More
Starbucks Plans to Have 55,000 Locations by 2030
In October, Starbucks framed its decision to close 800 locations as a repositioning more than a retraction. But to what aim exactly wasn’t clear. Would the result be a healthier, trimmer, and more future-ready base? Or a springboard to something… Read More
Investors are Looking into U.S. Industrial Properties
Driven by the pandemic, acceleration in online shopping and an increase in onshoring of manufacturing, demand for industrial space continues to outpace supply in many markets. Over the last couple of months, a significant number of large industrial portfolios and… Read More
Restaurant Brands that Unveiled New Store Prototypes
Quick-service, fast-casual and casual-dining restaurants were all impacted by the COVID pandemic, forcing a change in future store designs to accommodate more technology and less dine-in In a year where COVID-19 forced every single brand to rethink operations, innovation abounded… Read More
A Changed Retail Environment Yields New Investor Opportunities
The pandemic has hastened the demise of many retailers but has been far from the sole ailment. Retailers have been struggling to contend with e-commerce for years, and for many, the pandemic was simply the final knell. Men’s Wearhouse, Neiman… Read More
Walgreens to Open More VillageMD Clinics
The retailer plans to open primary care clinics in Houston, El Paso, Austin, Phoenix and Orlando by next summer as part of its partnership with startup VillageMD.Walgreens is targeting Texas, Arizona and Florida as the first markets for its plans… Read More
Retail Will Shape the Future of Healthcare
The pandemic has accelerated demand for retail healthcare, according to a new report from UPshow. Retail is positioned to play a significant role in the future of healthcare as the pandemic accelerates a trend that had been underway for a… Read More