Today, approximately 58% of investors believe that a recession will occur in 2020, creating some uncertainty amongst investors across all industries, including commercial real estate. When investing in real estate, it is understood that the market is cyclical and therefore has the potential for an investment to go awry. Fortunately, although recessions often emerge swiftly, […]
The retail apocalypse, which began taking victims a decade ago, is continuing throughout 2020 with an anticipated 2,600 additional store closures this year alone. Department stores were traditionally anchor tenants within shopping malls due to their popularity and ability to drive business to smaller retailers. Today, however, big-box retailers, like Macy’s, Sears, and JC Penney, […]
The healthcare industry is one of the fastest growing industries in the United States economy today, with a current value of over $1.2 trillion and a projected value of $5.7 trillion by 2026. An aging population and increasing spend on healthcare is driving a demand for more healthcare facilities, but the market is struggling to […]
Industrial hemp, a highly regulated crop across the world, has over 25,000 recorded uses including the production of paper, clothing, food, fuel, and building materials. The industry has seen a boom since the enforcement of the 2018 Agriculture Improvement Act was passed in December of that year. In fact, the Realtors Land Institute reports that […]
As the marketplace becomes more diverse and complex, the number of new opportunities abound. While new asset classes, geographic regions, and demographic segments provide opportunities for growth and scaling the business, assessing the risk in new, unexplored segments can be tough. Since the market is in the midst of a relatively healthy and stable position, […]
Technology impacts most aspects of our lives today, and essentially every industry is trying to leverage technology in order to drive greater efficiencies, improve analytics and data accuracy, and streamline the business. Historically, the commercial real estate industry had a reputation for being outdated and even “stuck in the past”, but today, CRE professionals are […]
Today, the subset of fintech solutions catering specifically to the real estate industry is rapidly growing. Forward-thinking owners, operators, and property managers now have a prime opportunity to gain a competitive advantage by assembling the right tech stack. But with so many options, the issue lies in the fact that assessing which options are best […]
Watch the on-demand webinar for a panel discussion with AvidXchange and NREI on the state of fintech relevant to real estate and how your firm can first assess, then leverage, the right technology to add efficiency for sustained access and scalable growth in 2020.
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The collection, analysis, and usage of data are an important components of how informed investment decisions are made. Using data to provide investors with extensive, in-depth information about both the physical and human-related aspects of an investment, including demographic reports, traffic counts, flood maps, and EPA reports, can help expedite the investment process. By providing […]
When making investment decisions, investors often encounter many challenges. They must select the right deal at the right time on top of worrying about the shifting economy, political climate, and overall market performance. Investors are aware that no matter how strong of an investment portfolio they have, each investment is susceptible to risks – many […]
Today, Millennials (those born between 1981 and 2000, also known as Gen Y) account for the largest segment of active employees in the United States workforce. With more than 79.8 million members of this cohort now earning paychecks, it is estimated that, in 2020, their buying power will increase from $1 trillion per year to […]