Grocery-Anchored Shopping Centers May Offer Investors Shelter in an Economic Storm
Retail Properties With Grocers Attached Offer Stability in Hard Times and Face Low Competition From E-Commerce
As the U.S. economy heads toward a likely recession, grocery-anchored shopping centers appear once again to be well positioned to weather the storm, much as they did during the ini...
Unprecedented Surge in Speculative Construction No Match for Logistics Demand
Supply-Demand Balance Expected To Remain Intact Despite Record Construction Levels
The logistics property sector is experiencing its largest supply wave seen to date. The staggering amount of new speculative space coming online would be cause for alarm if it was ...
Industrial Construction Hits Record. It's Not Enough.
Demand for Space Justifies Even More Building of Warehouses and Distribution Centers
As we continue to take steps toward a national recovery, many of the logistics trends accelerated by the pandemic are holding strong, making additional development of bulk logistic...
Small Markets See Biggest Increases in Apartment Rents
Business Expansion, Pent-Up Demand Boost Third-Tier Markets As Pandemic Wanes
The multifamily market is beginning to perk up as the U.S. reopens and the pandemic wanes, but so far apartment rents have not been increasing at the same rate. Third-tier markets,...
Hello Walls: Work From Home Expected To Keep Boosting Demand for Larger Multifamily Units
Developers Shift Toward Building Bigger Units As Apartment Rents Reflect Recent Change in Preferences
The pandemic has had an unprecedented effect on multifamily trends due in no small part to the large numbers of people who suddenly shifted to work remotely. Because the increase i...
Struggling Retailers Are Shedding Industrial Space for Quick Cash
Rising Sale-Leaseback Activity Provides Opportunities for Investors to Acquire Highly Sought After Property Assets
E-commerce firms led by Amazon have leased over 40 million square feet of industrial space so far this year, more than any other type of commercial tenant. This pandemic-induced ac...
Industrial Properties Continue to Garner Institutional Attention
Online Shopping, Strong Rent Collections Fuel Interest
Institutional investors continue to show outsize interest in industrial properties, even as commercial property sales in general have slowed during the pandemic.
Why Quick-Service Restaurants Are Faring Better Than Other Types During Coronavirus
Strong Online-Ordering Platforms, Pad-Site Locations Prove to Be Big Advantages During Pandemic
The COVID–19 pandemic has impacted few industries more than food services. The stay-at-home orders resulted in total restaurant sales plunging by 54% from $65.4 billion in February...
An Oil Bust for the History Books
CoStar Insight: Big Differences Seen in Offices in Major Energy Markets Hit by Collapsing Oil Sector
Last month West Texas Intermediate futures were negative for the first time in recorded history, as a severe downside demand shock left producers holding more oil than they could s...