Cannabis businesses face extraordinary regulatory hurdles, lack access to banking infrastructure and must contend with a shadow industry of unlicensed growers and providers. The industry has been mired with a lack of transparency and equitable playing field that puts...
A Brief Guide To Financing Your Cannabis Enterprise
Your dream is to open your own cannabis business and you have considered all angles to get the business off the ground. Your checklist includes a SWOT analysis, a well-thought-out business plan, scouting a few promising real estate locations, and designing a company...
5 Steps To Facilitate A Simpler Commercial Loan Closing Process
Helping You Navigate The Commercial Loan Closing Process From Start To Finish Borrowers, lenders, and their counsel, rely on a loan closing checklist to keep track of documents that must be examined, prepared, consulted, and finalized to close a commercial mortgage...
What CRE Investment Markets Are Thriving In 2022, And Beyond?
Despite rising interest rates, the first half of 2022 saw commercial real estate performing well for the overall industry. Certain asset classes outperformed others as demographic shifts, macro-economic trends and political winds altered the global landscape....
Opportunities in Multifamily Investment, Today
In a volatile market, investors recognize the importance of diversification to generate income that is supplemental, and can offer lower risk than found in the capital markets. Many turn to commercial real estate, which offers non-correlated potential income and...
The Adaptive Office Workplace Looks To A HyFlex Future
The concept of HyFlex curriculum delivery was introduced in higher education, allowing students the opportunity to experience learning in a variety of formats, whether online or in-person with the option of choosing a mode of attendance weekly or by topic, according...
What Changing Interest Rates Mean For Fix and Rent SFR
In July, U.S. payrolls increased to 528,000, well above an estimated 250,000, and the unemployment rate declined slightly to 3.5%. These strong economic indicators have pundits speculating that more will have to be done by the Fed to slow the economy. Many economists...
The Changing Economics of the Cannabis Industry
The Cannabis industry is continuing to grow rapidly, with U.S. sales expected to reach $25 billion by 2025, encompassing the lion’s share of projected global revenue of $33.6 billion, according to a recent study by Statista.com. Cannabis consumers are expected to...