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By Kevin Thorpe, Chief Economist

Over the course of the last two years, the multi-family sector has emerged as the strongest commercial property type in terms of overall demand and asset appreciation. Even in the context of a sluggish economy – where real GDP grew a meager 1.7% in 2011 – the U.S. multi-family sector absorbed 173,000 units – on par with some of the strongest years on record...

By Jonathan Gerrard, Research Analyst

Clark Gore, regional managing principal for Cassidy Turley’s Atlanta office says it is time for Atlanta to send the signal that we are serious about fixing our traffic problem. Gore announces Cassidy Turley’s complete support of the historic TSPLOST vote set for July 31.

By Lyle E. Gilbertson, Senior Managing Director, Principal
     Mike Schmitt, Financial Analyst

We expected a bit more clarity regarding Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) lease accounting changes at this point, but, if we’ve learned anything over the past few years with FASB, it’s not to hold our collective breath. After our August 2011 update, we again find ourselves asking “Where is FASB headed?”...

By Deb Boucher, Vice President and Principal

Dealing with a company’s “commercial real estate needs” usually competes with “corporate tax issues” in the contest for least-enjoyable-yet-vitally-important task.  Understanding how commercial real estate brokerage works will help make this essential business activity a little more comfortable...

By Garrick Brown, Regional Research Director

Drug stores remain the gold standard of single tenant investments and are the most desired properties, according to the research outlined in Cassidy Turley’s National Single Tenant Net Lease Investment Report. Several other top trends impacting the national single tenant net lease investment market showed...

By Jonathan Keefe, Senior Vice President

Sustainability continues to be a hot topic with almost everyone claiming to be some shade of green, which raises the question, “What does sustainability really mean?” In the world of commercial real estate, sustainability can be broadly categorized into two areas – construction and operations.

By Kevin Thorpe, Chief Economist

Since January we’ve seen consistently positive economic news – the second recent Greek bailout appears to be consummated, equity markets are rallying, new factory orders are rising, retail sales jumped up in January, copper prices are rebounding, and the recent employment figures exceeded the most optimistic expectations...

By David Lebenstein, Senior Managing Director, Principal, Not for Profit Practice Group

Every non-profit’s offices and programs are supposed to help the institution fulfill its mission. But missions evolve, space needs change over time, and rents for renewals can increase beyond a non-profit’s budget – suggesting that it may be time to relocate. Moving your operations, however, is no simple task...

By Kevin Thorpe, Chief Economist

The US is stuck in a slow recovery after cutting 8 million jobs during the recession. While businesses are earning record profits, they aren’t hiring many of these people back – leading to a high unemployment rate. While we all would like to see unemployment decrease, a high unemployment rate isn’t bad for commercial real estate trends.

By David Lebenstein, Senior Managing Director, Principal, Not for Profit Practice Group

Not-for-profit organizations face many challenges, including securing space to serve their mission. In fact, space occupancy costs often make up 10% or more of their total expenses. Throughout my years advising not-for-profit organizations on their real estate needs, board members and trustees often ask if they could be saving money by owning their space, rather than leasing it...