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Jay Maddox

Navigating Construction Loans, Part 2

In the second installment of this series, Avison Young’s Jay Maddox describes various guarantees typically required by construction lenders, as well as approaches that borrowers can deploy to protect themselves. 

What Do Midterm Elections Mean for the Single-Tenant Sector?

Despite the unlikelihood of sweeping changes, investors in the segment have expressed caution about tax reform’s future, noted NetCMG’s Jonathan Hipp.

Navigating the New Age of Retail Real Estate

The sector is changing, pushing savvy owners and operators to consider alternative uses and embrace creative concepts, according to BDO’s Stuart Eisenberg and David Berliner.

The Amenity You Can’t Afford to Overlook

Today, urban planners and developers are driven by digital and physical connectivity. Here’s how that mindset is shaping Atlanta.

More Commercial Lease Pitfalls for Tenants

In the second of a two-part article on negotiation hot buttons, the authors cover operating expenses, repairs, restoration obligations and regulatory compliance.

E-Commerce Fuels Repricing of Retail, Industrial Assets

Scott Crowe and Uma Pattarkine of CenterSquare Investment Management analyze online shopping’s divergent effects on retail and logistics companies, as well as the properties they occupy.

Karl Thompson and Max Garbus, CREModels

Why Sellers Should Run Due Diligence, Too

While still relatively rare, the practice can reduce the property’s time on the market, lower the risk of re-trades and improve the return.

Turbulence Creates Opportunities for Astute Investors, Developers

Case Real Estate Capital Founder & Managing Principal Sanford Herrick details how these market participants are overcoming capital constraints to achieve outsize returns.

Net-Leased Rite Aid Stores Offer Value—And Risk

Amid ongoing interest-rate hikes by the Federal Reserve, many investors are eager for these single-tenant assets’ above-average returns. Transwestern Associate Gavin Behr thinks properties occupied by the drugstore chain may fit the bill.

Value Engineering Continues After Design Phase

The process of detecting and resolving unwanted costs is critical throughout a project’s construction.