Commentary

Change, rather than tolling the death knell for the sector, is exactly what will keep retail alive and vibrant.

Loan term sheets for identical assets are coming back varying 50 to 100bps on interest rate, as well as seeing material changes in amortization schedules and recourse requirements.

Besides the obvious categories, there are also other net lease winners that are performing well—some of which are even seeing stronger consumer activity than pre-crisis.

Many servicers are granting a three month use of reserves to pay taxes and interest for the mortgage, and a waiver on FF&E deposits.

As more states reopen, it's critical for property managers to prepare to welcome their tenants in larger volumes, advise ownership on best practices and implement practices to keep everyone safe.

After several weeks of restrictive measures implemented to mitigate the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, business owners are increasingly being required to make difficult decisions in the face of significant liquidity shortfalls. These decisions raise a number of legal issues.

Within the first two weeks of COVID-19 the drugstore companies came out posting stronger than usual sales.

Although COVID-19 has certainly disrupted the real estate world, it has also, paradoxically, generated a novel opportunity for the industry and its evolution.