Articles written by Jim Small - Benzinga

An Analysis Of The Effect Of Ground Leases On Overall Property Values

|Surveying the landscape of property development in the last half-decade reveals a notable turbulence within the sector.

Hospitality Ground Leases

|The hospitality industry is facing a critical moment. As interest rates fluctuate, many hospitality groups find themselves squeezed by increasing debt service expenses, a consequence of the Federal Reserve’s efforts to combat inflation. Ground lease deals may offer these businesses a flexible solution to lowering expenses.

Cash Flow Crunch Prompts Renewed Interest In Land Leases

|Property owners and developers of some relatively high-profile assets – like the Hard Rock Casino in Rockford, Illinois – have been turning to sale-leaseback deals of the land their buildings sit on in an attemp

Solving The Current Commercial Real Estate Crisis Will Take Private-Public Partnerships

|The dark clouds over the commercial real estate market – and office buildings in particular – continue to gather as regional and community banks cut their loan exposure to the sector.

A Simple Idea To Ease The Housing Affordability Crisis

|Here’s a big idea to address America’s worsening housing affordability crisis: Let more Americans own their home without buying the land underneath it.

Ground Leases, Once Distrusted, Are Getting A New Lease On Life With Investors

|The Federal Reserve’s unusually sharp interest rate hikes since early last year have cast a cloud over most real estate markets and left investors struggling to find opportunities that beat inflation without incurring substantially more risk. The looming prospect of recession this year and uncertainty over the pace of further rate increases are complicating the picture.