Which Commercial Property Sectors are Doing the Best During the Pandemic, and Which Ones Are Hurting?

Together with almost every other sector of the economy, commercial property has been disrupted by Coronavirus and social distancing. For many years, the main declining CRE sector has been retail. However, this sector is no longer suffering alone, since the pandemic is hurting most other CRE sectors: hospitality, office, multi-family, personal services, restaurant, entertainment, and construction.

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What Is a “Leed Certified” Building, and Are Tenants Willing to Pay More Rent for One?

LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is a green building certification system that is internationally recognized and provides third-party verification that a community or a building was built and designed using strategies for improving performance across all the most important metrics: energy savings, CO2 emissions reduction, improved indoor environmental quality, water efficiency, and stewardship of resources. It can be applied to all building types – both commercial and residential.

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