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The Pandemic and Cybersecurity

Utilize your internal IT teams and reach out to a security partner to keep your building and technology safe from bad actors, explains Don Goldstein of 5Q Cyber.

How to Withstand Retail Disruptions, Find Opportunity

Lessons from previous crises will help owners survive the current market upheaval, according to Patrick Toomey of Institutional Property Advisors.

Location, Liquidity, Luck: A Modern Precept in CRE

These are interesting and challenging times in commercial real estate. Andy Hochberg of Next Realty shares how these three notions can lead to greater success.

Why Relationships Are More Important Than Ever

Cautious lenders and equity investors are venturing into the market alongside sponsors that they know and trust, says Shlomi Ronen of Dekel Capital.

Randy Blankstein, president of The Boulder Group

Net Lease Drugstore Transaction Volume Surges

While many other businesses were shut, CVS, Rite Aid and Walgreens remained open and continued to pay rent, notes Randy Blankstein of The Boulder Group.

Why Some Apartment REITs Face NOI Challenges

Current economic and demographic trends could spell trouble for these investors’ bottom lines, says Stephen Boyd of Fitch Ratings.

Jay Maddox

The Coming Wave of Pandemic-Induced Workouts

Short-term fixes will wear off, and borrowers will need longer-term restructuring solutions, according to Jay Maddox of Avison Young.

5 Reasons to Be Thankful for Net Lease Retail’s Momentum

This investment segment is running counter to the disruptions in the general retail sector and the economy, notes Matthew Mousavi of SRS’ National Net Lease Group.

Calculating the Debt Service Coverage Ratio and Why It Matters

The DSCR is one of the most important concepts for lenders and, therefore, borrowers, according to Stephen A. Sobin of Select Commercial Funding LLC.

Why Net Lease Child Care Assets Are Retaining Their Value

Milo Spector, Chris Lomuto and Matt Lipson of Stan Johnson Co. on the potential of this essential retail segment.