Why Mixed-Use Development Benefits Matter More Than Ever for Property Investors
Key Takeaways: Mixed-use developments are redefining real estate investment by combining residential, commercial, and retail spaces into integrated properties that deliver superior returns compared to traditional single-use buildings. The numbers behind mixed-use development benefits aren’t compelling enough on paper or a blog. What they don’t capture is the ground-level reality: residents in well-designed mixed-use developments…
The Winners & Losers of COVID-19: Why & How
When the government shuts things down, it clobbers the small guys, when the Wal-Marts get to stay open! Who are the winners and losers at this point of the COVID-19 Pandemic? What are the forces pushing the scales? Is this a long-term trend, and will the winners and losers stay the same as we continue…
IRR or Cap Rate – What’s Your Strategy?
Where is the focus of most investors today? It appears that the focus has been more concentrated on the CAP rate rather than the IRR. Why is this? One would think that the IRR would hold a substantially higher place in the investors arsenal of analysis tools than it appears to be at this point…
Amazon Distribution Hub – Coming To A Mall Near You!
In a series of articles over the last month or so, there has been quite a bit of speculation as to the discussions between Simon Malls and Amazon to potentially lease long-vacant Sears & JC Penney Stores, and other large box former retail stores as last mile distribution warehouses. The Simon Property Group Inc. is…
What Is A 1031 Exchange?
A 1031 exchange gets its name from Section 1031 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code, which allows you to defer paying capital gains taxes when you sell an investment property and reinvest the proceeds from the sale within certain time limits in a property or properties of like kind and equal or greater value. There…
Market Dynamics Driving Housing
While the entire state of New Hampshire has seen a rise in rental rates over the past five years, Rockingham, Strafford, and Hillsborough Counties have all seen a 25%+ increase in rental rates of 2-bedroom apartments. Statewide, the vacancy rate is currently 75%. New Hampshire experienced a 43% increase in permit issuance annually in 2019 when…
What does our future look like in Commercial Real Estate?
Elon Musk, the founder of PayPal, Tesla, SpaceX, the Boring Company, and Open AI, has always thought most people think in analogies instead of understanding the universal truth about the world around us. This is why we feel comfortable sending payments over the internet, able to reuse rockets for multiple launches, have an electric car…