Commercial Corner

Industrial buildings, cold-storage facilities and data centers are thriving in the COVID-19 environment.

The pandemic is driving increased demand for these properties, according to a release from BBG, a leading due diligence commercial real estate firm.

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BBG will augment its appraisal, property condition, environmental, zoning assessment and financial reporting services with American Land Title Association (ALTA) surveys, the appraisal company announced in a survey.

BBG also introduced its new managing director of the ALTA survey service.

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Valuation Review sat down with JLL Managing Directors Brian Chandler and Bryan Lockard, who are national practice leads for senior housing.

The experts discussed what is possibly in line for commercial housing should another wave of virus infections happen.

Read on to find out what we were told by JLL.

Commercial real estate executives confirmed a downturn in Q2 market conditions because of job losses and business shutdowns related to COVID-19.

This is according to The Real Estate Roundtable’s 2020 Q2 Economic Sentiment Index.

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Investment activity in Qualified Opportunity Zones rebounded in the aftermath of the pandemic’s initial impact on the commercial real estate market, according to BBG.

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A commercial firm has news for employees.

After spending weeks at home in a lockdown, office workers will find it’s not business as usual when they return to their jobs, according to BBG.

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United Country Real Estate revealed its newly enhanced platform for selling commercial real estate in mid-sized and smaller markets with UC Commercial Properties.  

The unique program is the only commercial program focused solely on commercial property in smaller cities.

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Valuation Review examines what investors must know as it relates to specific properties.

Additionally, investors must stay current with mortgage obligations and other essential parts of the transaction.

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Valuation Review spoke with a panel of executives from JLL, a commercial real estate and investment management services company.

They shared insight about where the economy was and where it may be going in the months that lie ahead.

Read on to find out what our panel of experts said, and how these new trends will be important for the appraisal profession.

Walker & Dunlop, Inc. expanded its multifamily appraisal business.

The business, Apprise, announces the addition of a managing director.

Read on to find out more and who the new executive is.