Secondary markets rarely make national headlines until the pressure is already built up. In Middle Tennessee and the adjacent Kentucky border region, that pressure is now visible in housing shortages, accelerating land development, and a steady stream of out-of-state buyers repricing local inventory. The forces behind this shift — job creation, affordability migration, and changing ...
Across the U.S., retail real estate vacancy has climbed to 10.8%, reflecting struggling shopping centers, empty big-box stores, and landlords offering steep concessions to fill space. But in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, the reality is the opposite. Vacancy sits below 5%, tenant demand is strong, and landlords are holding firm on rents. “Retail is thriving here,” ...
Institutional capital is flowing into small bay industrial acquisitions. Yet many investors are underestimating the true cost of converting older buildings, according to Patrick Rodgers, Chief Revenue Officer at RISE Commercial District. Many of these properties were not designed for small bay use, and retrofitting them often requires modifications that exceed original budgets. The core ...
Commercial landlords in the Fargo-Moorhead, North Dakota market are making concessions on pricing and offering tenant incentives as demand for large-footprint spaces weakens, according to Andy Westby, president and managing broker at Goldmark Commercial Real Estate. Supply has outpaced demand for medium and large spaces, creating a tenant-favorable environment that contrasts sharply with conditions in ...
Secondary markets across Kentucky have faced a persistent valuation problem that has blocked development for 20 years, according to James Church, a commercial real estate agent and CCIM candidate at Keller Williams Commercial in Clarksville, Tennessee. While neighboring Tennessee markets draw billions in corporate investment and add jobs rapidly, Kentucky’s Hopkinsville and Oak Grove remain ...
Industrial real estate investors looking for the next opportunity in southern Illinois are starting to focus on a handful of towns that combine workforce availability, infrastructure, and affordable prices. While major cities get most of the attention, these smaller areas are attracting more site visits, investor inquiries, and off-market deals. Local industry professionals say the ...
In 2025, Jacksonville’s industrial leasing market was led by small tenants, with most deals involving spaces under 10,000 square feet. According to John Cole, an Industrial Real Estate Advisor at Colliers, this trend highlights a shift in tenant demand, with locally focused service businesses becoming more active than large distribution and logistics operators. In 2025, Jacksonville’s ...
Industrial real estate deals are taking significantly longer to close than before the pandemic. Tenants now spend well over a year evaluating and negotiating leases that previously wrapped up in a matter of months. Billy Powers, Vice President at Colliers in Indianapolis, attributes the slowdown to tenant caution following recent oversupply and costly sublease losses. ...
After years of funding development and value-add projects through equity, major institutional investors are now focused on debt. The shift accelerated after the Fed began raising rates in March 2022. As property valuations fell and financing costs rose, equity returns compressed while credit returns — buoyed by higher rates — became more attractive for the ...
A Southern California retail broker argues that national headlines about store closures ignore strong local demand and historically low vacancy rates driven by limited construction and selective tenant expansion. Southern California Retail Shows Strength That National Headlines Overlook National news coverage frequently highlights retail store closures, fueling predictions of a broader decline in brick-and-mortar retail. ...
The industrial real estate market is splitting into two distinct tracks. While demand for large-format warehouses is cooling, operators of small-bay warehouse properties, defined as spaces of 10,000 square feet or less, are reporting near-full occupancy and waitlists. Jim Sapp, Founder and CEO of RISE Commercial District, attributes this divide to lasting changes in how ...
Developers in Santa Fe are delaying or halting projects amid tariff volatility and political uncertainty, making construction costs impossible to predict. With prices for pipes, steel, and other essential materials fluctuating weekly, project budgets cannot be set reliably, causing paralysis throughout the development pipeline. According to Tai Bixby, Senior Associate at Real Estate Advisors LLC, ...
St. Paul’s effort to revive its downtown is built around a nonprofit development corporation that takes on projects private developers have deemed too risky or unprofitable. This approach, modeled after similar strategies in other cities, signals a new way for distressed urban markets to begin recovering when traditional investment stalls. After the pandemic, the expectation ...
Many would-be investors assume Santa Fe’s commercial real estate market is reserved for deep-pocketed developers or industry insiders. In reality, smaller investors are finding viable opportunities, often by setting aside the conventional wisdom that keeps others on the sidelines. Tai Bixby, a senior associate at Real Estate Advisors LLC and a 20-year veteran of Santa ...
Across the New York metropolitan region, higher interest rates are making it harder for traditional commercial real estate investors to justify acquisitions, slowing investment sales and changing who is driving transactions. Jason Horowitz, Broker of Record at Triforce Commercial Real Estate, says many properties that once attracted investor demand no longer produce viable returns at ...
