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The Matthews™ Podcast |  Episode #6 The Reality of Restaurants: Food Trends, Post-Pandemic Restaurant Culture, and Tips for CRE Retail Leasing In this episode of the Matthews™ podcast, your host Matthew Wallace is joined by retail leasing expert and food/restaurant enthusiast Michael Pakravan, FVP and National Director of Retail Leasing at Matthews™. Michael will surely draw […]

Commercial Real Estate Before the pandemic, commercial and multifamily capitalization rates were at all-time lows, leading to all-time high property valuations. Cap rates continued to fall and were nonetheless appealing given the low yields on alternative investment options. However, as interest rates have risen and other business valuations have decreased, the topic of what will […]

Matthews™  measured investor insight in a recovering market. CRE investors remain optimistic, despite the current inflationary environment recent rate hikes. The four most significant challenges investors believe the CRE industry faces today are rising interest rates, the Federal Administration, change in demand of the workforce, and capital market risk.   Nearly 70% of investors believe […]

What to Know About the Cannabis Real Estate Industry The Cannabis sector of real estate is one of the newer niche asset classes to come into play in the industry, offering plentiful room for growth. But net lease investors have started taking notice of the opportunities these assets provide, and demand has risen throughout the […]

How To Invest in Life Science and Real Estate The U.S. is the epicenter of life sciences, holding several established markets in Boston, Cambridge, San Diego, and San Francisco. The industry encompasses various fields, including biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and genetics. Before the pandemic, gene therapies, AI-powered drug discovery and development, consumer wearables, and telemedicine […]

Time is Money Technology is more important than ever, particularly in the hot commercial real estate market the U.S. has enjoyed recently. Opportunity abounds, and unlike in leaner times, one need not stray far from the basics to make hay. Chief Technology Officer, Sean Clancy, discusses the opportunities and challenges he often identifies and rectifies […]

How Is Virtual Land Valued in the Metaverse? Physical real estate is traditionally valued by its location, proximity to businesses, work, or popular destinations, net operating income, and so on. The metaverse introduced a new asset class, virtual real estate. Here, the land is located digitally online, and it is purchased directly from the platform […]

Prime Industrial Markets   Industrial is the current darling of commercial real estate. With historical sales numbers, low vacancies, and robust supply across major metros, investors are yearning for the opportunity to enter the industrial market. But as the asset class grows in popularity, supply and demand become unbalanced. Tight market conditions, paired with rising […]

Inflation’s Impact on Cap Rates Consumer prices are rising at the fastest pace seen in the last four decades, and the Federal Reserve is battling inflation and responding with increasing interest rates. According to Trading Economics, as of May 2022 the current inflation rate is 8.5 percent. Energy prices increased 32 percent, with gas rising […]