Throughout 2019, restaurants across all sectors faced a similar theme. Eroding guest counts balanced by an acceleration in guest checks. Restaurants weathered traffic declines thanks to a consumer more willing to spend on dining out. According to data from the… Read More
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Life Companies Aim to Maintain Their Lending Levels
Life insurance companies are holding their own in the competitive commercial real estate lending market and exhibiting a growing appetite for multifamily loan originations. According to the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), life companies originated $83 billion in commercial and multifamily… Read More
Investment Bankers Deliver Their 2020 REIT Outlook
As 2019 heads to a close, commercial real estate fundamentals remain relatively healthy on the whole. Lower interest rates should aid valuations across most sectors and may bolster capital market activity in the months ahead. After a slow IPO environment… Read More
US Economy Receives Best Ranking in Nearly 20 Years
(CNN)As 2019 comes to a close, the US economy earns its highest ratings in almost two decades, potentially boosting President Donald Trump in matchups against the Democrats vying to face him in next year’s election, according to a new CNN… Read More