Real Estate Investment

Nashville’s commercial real estate market is facing distress that far exceeds the challenges seen in the residential sector, according to Moren Adenubi, owner and managing broker at Crown Realty Experts. Adenubi, who specializes in both commercial and residential real estate, says the current divergence signals structural changes in how commercial space is used, not just ...

Nashville’s distressed property market is showing early signs of a significant increase, even as overall market activity remains subdued for the holidays. According to Moren Adenubi, owner and managing broker at Crown Realty Experts, the underlying numbers point to a growing wave of bank-owned properties that most market observers have yet to notice. In December ...

Wichita-based real estate investor Joseph Hamer of ReeceNichols South Central Kansas, says medium-term rentals are gaining traction as a practical alternative to both traditional long-term leases and the increasingly regulated short-term rental market. By focusing on tenants who stay one to six months – mainly travel nurses, aerospace workers, and corporate relocations – Hamer reports ...

As residential real estate in Pinellas County faces rising insurance costs, regulatory hurdles, and unrealistic seller expectations, one commercial sector has remained resilient: industrial properties located on high-traffic corridors. According to Mark Hartman, team leader at Charles Rutenberg Realty and a veteran of both commercial and residential markets, the contrast between these property types is ...

Investors evaluating resort markets such as Aspen, Vail, or Park City often apply the same criteria to newer destinations like Idaho’s Wood River Valley. According to Matthew Gelso, Associate Broker at Paul Kenny and Matt Bogue Commercial Real Estate, this approach overlooks critical differences created by geographic isolation and lower development density, which shape investment ...

Upstate South Carolina’s commercial real estate market faces a growing challenge: large amounts of vacant office space that may never attract tenants again. But according to Maggie Steck, broker-in-charge at Freedom Commercial, these empty buildings offer a practical solution to the region’s severe housing shortage by converting them to residential use. “Office is not doing well ...

“A big chunk of my borrowers are self-employed. They just do not fit the banker box because of how they report their income or manage their finances,” says Geoff Ball, president of HD Lending, LLC in Arizona. He explains that many self-employed borrowers have substantial equity in their properties and legitimate business income. Still, the ...

Rising interest rates have fundamentally changed real estate investment in Indianapolis, dividing investors into two categories based on access to capital. Donna Kreps, President of Residential Real Estate Services at F.C. Tucker Company, says the old model of individual landlords slowly building rental portfolios has largely vanished, replaced by a new environment where cash is ...

A Miami broker’s close tracking of Little River’s development cycle highlights a clear pattern: institutional investors consistently hold back from transitional neighborhoods until a significant project breaks ground, providing proof of concept and unlocking broader capital flows. Jamie Maniscalco, President and Managing Broker at The Alpha Commercial, has spent her career specializing in transitional neighborhoods ...

Institutional investors have eyed the short-term rental market for years, drawn by its rapid growth and fragmented ownership. Many believed the sector was primed for consolidation and scale, similar to multifamily housing or hotels. But according to Bram Gallagher, Director of Economics & Forecasting at AirDNA, repeated failures by Wall Street-backed firms point to deeper ...

Transaction volume across Northern Nevada’s commercial real estate market has dropped sharply, according to Ted Stoever, Executive Vice President at Colliers. Stoever attributes the slowdown to a lack of available financing, not changes in demand or property fundamentals. However, he predicts that 2026 will bring a wave of sales activity, not because credit conditions will ...

For many Chicago buyers, the traditional path to homeownership is getting harder to follow. Higher mortgage rates and rising single-family home prices have pushed monthly payments beyond what feels workable. As a result, more buyers are rethinking what ownership looks like – and turning to small apartment buildings instead. “We’re seeing a lot less institutional ...

Société immobilière Bélanger moves into Ottawa, Calgary, and Edmonton as institutional capital focuses on NOI and asset sales. The multifamily investment landscape is undergoing a notable capital rotation. Institutional investors are pulling back from acquisitions, while private operators with strong balance sheets are moving aggressively into secondary markets. This divergence has created an opportunity for ...

The multifamily acquisition market is splitting into two distinct channels with very different economics, according to one acquisitions executive who has closed over $300 million in transactions. While institutional capital typically targets properties marketed publicly through major brokerages, a growing group of operators is finding better pricing and deal structures by negotiating directly with owners ...

From 2010 to 2023, property values in Arizona and much of the U.S. rose steadily, creating a hidden safety net for both lenders and borrowers. Geoff Ball, a hard money lender with two decades of experience in Arizona, says that era allowed questionable lending and borrowing decisions to go largely unpunished. Now, as price growth ...