webuyrealestateinc.com Keith Larsen and Katherine Kallergis have an article on The Real Deal, A safe bet: South Florida’s industrial market could boom after pandemic, which highlights some of the reasons South Florida along with numerous areas of the country could see a boom in the need for warehouses and industrial real estate. Consumers, increasingly from older generations, … Read more
As we previously wrote in, Do Mall Owners Need to Innovate More?, there seems to be a tremendous opportunity for a value-add investment play on many of the smaller, older malls. One suggestion we put forth, Should Mall Owners Be Looking to Create Co-Working Spaces?, was that mall owners should look to use co-working spaces to fill … Read more
One thing you constantly see for sale, on commercial property listing websites is defunct golf courses. Many smaller courses have closed or have been on the verge of closing for years. Since Tiger took the golf world by storm, there has been little-renewed interest. I’ve long thought to renovate old golf courses, could be a … Read more
For those looking to invest in office buildings, this recent article, Why Mid-Rise Buildings Are the Future of Office Investment, by Tim Lee a VP with the Olive Hill Group on the National Real Estate Investor site (www.nreionline.com) has some excellent insight on the benefits of considering mid-rise office buildings as a real estate investment strategy. The article makes some excellent … Read more
The question as to what to do with the skeletons of the once-great American shopping scene has been on the table for years now. And, as much discussion circulates throughout the industry, little progress has been made in finding new functions for the many dead and dying retail spaces all around the country. Over the … Read more
As readers of the site know, we are big on the potential being offered by Opportunity Zones here in Philadelphia and across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, & Delaware. We’ve also been examining how investors and eventual employees around Amazon’s planned Virginia HQ could potentially benefit from investing in the Opportunity Zone nearby. This led our team to take a recent trip … Read more
For those looking to make value-add investments in office buildings, the change in desired amenities is something to keep an eye on. Though there is a growth towards co-working spaces and an increased demand for tenant amenities. It’s important to not overlook the building’s infrastructure especially how is the Wi-Fi coverage. This recent article highlights the … Read more
DealStreetAsia.com has a good look at the growth of warehouses as real estate investments, With e-commerce booming, warehouses are now worth more than office buildings. Colliers looked at 14 North American markets (all but one, Toronto, in the U.S.) and found that such warehouses sold last year at an average capitalization rate of 5.8 percent. That’s comfortably lower than … Read more
One important tenet of investing in real estate that can not be understated is the importance of neighborhoods. This is especially true in Philadelphia where people choose and identify specific neighborhoods. You have to know what people are looking for in each neighborhood as well. This is especially important if you are looking to do a rehab … Read more
One thing that is often overlooked by new real estate investors is the importance of school district. No matter, if you plan to fix and flip or rehab and hold long-term, the school district can have a huge impact on your investment. There are many towns with multiple school districts, which can drastically affect prices. … Read more
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