Commercial real estate investments typically involve tenants and long-term leases, which can be confusing for new investors to understand. In a traditional lease, a tenant pays monthly rent to a landlord who is responsible for a property’s upkeep and paying real estate taxes, insurance and of the maintenance costs. By […]
No one investment consistently yields stellar returns and eliminates all risk of losses all of the time. Due to this unpredictability, financial advisors recommend investors spread out their investable dollars across a mix of assets, including, but not limited to, stocks, bonds, cash and real estate. However, individual investors may not find […]
Commercial real estate (CRE) has proven to be a stable asset class for investors to balance portfolio risk, generate a steady and predictable stream of income, and yield historically strong returns over the long term. Still, investing in CRE does not come without risks. Before investing your hard-earned dollars in […]
Investors often turn to real estate to help them diversify their portfolios and enhance yield without taking on the excessive risk presented by the volatility of the public equities markets. However, not all real estate is created equal, and different asset classes will require equally different commitments of investors’ commitment […]
Foreign investment in commercial real estate deals with an average value of $2 million increased in 2017, while large-cap commercial market transactions with an aggregated value at $10 million and above decreased, according to data from the National Association of Realtors and Real Capital Analytics (RCA). In 2017, small-cap commercial […]
According to the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS), nearly 80 percent of stores that sell gasoline reported an increase in in-store sales during the first six months of 2018, compared to the same period last year. How? For one, many gas station/convenience stores have expanded their product offerings and […]
Amazon’s 2017 purchase of Whole Foods represents a larger trend in the grocery business: approximately 90 percent of all grocery sales continue to take place in brick-and-mortar stores. While there was an increase in boutique grocery store openings in 2017, the larger, traditional chains opened fewer stores last year. Instead, […]
As the U.S. economy continues to chug along on its second longest expansion in history, investors in the equity markets are facing chopping waters as they look for signs of when the party may end. After all, equity markets can change direction quickly and wipe out hundreds-of-thousands of investors’ hard-earned […]
U.S. retail sales survived the summer doldrums, increasing 6.6 percent in August from the same period in 2017, which is more than double the rate of inflation! While e-commerce remains strong, sales in brick-and-mortar stores continued at a steady pace, especially at some of the larger retailers, including Target and […]
Amazon’s plans to enter the $560 prescription drug market with the purchase of PillPack has not caused significant concern for brick-and-mortar drugstores. Even with the rise of e-commerce and introduction of online pharmacies over the past several years, the corner drugstore continues to fill 90 percent of all consumers’ prescription […]
Posted on November 19, 2018