Certainly these could be characterized as the “duh charts” in this environment. Business is obviously down, and uncertainty is up. That is not news. It is nonetheless interesting to see this all graphically represented. It also serves to remind one that that uncertainty means only what it means, not certain. Put differently, it simply means […]
The chart above shows the number of commercial property sales in Miami-Dade county, frequently considered as the general Miami, Florida metro area, for both improved and vacant land that were recorded in the Miami Realtors MLS from January 2018 to May 2020. Though MLS only picks up a portion of commercial property sales, and thus […]
Last month we noted that though one month does not say much it was worth noting that commercial properties traded at a somewhat normal price in relation to listing price in the COVID-19 affected month of April. Now we have, as can be seen in the chart above, another month with this ratio holding fairly […]
The effects of coronavirus are clearly evident in the April unemployment rate spike in Miami-Dade as of April 1, 2020. At 11.95, the level of unemployment has yet to reach the 12.4% level reached in August 2009. Given the effects of coronavirus on commerce, however, the May 1 numbers, once released, will surely exceed that […]
Almost to the minute I posted about how commercial property inquiries had gone over a cliff, noting it as worthy of duh-chuckle categorization, inquiries began to rebound. This one could go in the category of “Whuuut?” As I mentioned in that prior post, if you know me, you know I’m a data hound. I collect […]
Granted, one month does not a recession make. However it is worth noting that commercial properties traded at a somewhat normal price in relation to listing price in the COVID-19 troubled month of April, as can be seen in the chart above. Sure, this ratio is lower that the prior month, but only a bit, […]
Miami Association of Realtor’s MLS commercial sales, charted above, may not be representative of all commercial sales, but they are representative of a level of sales such that one period can be compared to another. In the accompanying chart, one can see that closed transactions declined by 2/3 in April 2020, to 40, from a […]
At the end of April of 2019, intermediate yields remain at lows reached in recent weeks. This has, of course, been driven by reduced economic activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As can be seen in the accompanying chart, five year rates, which are most closely tracked for commercial property borrowing cost, found themselves under […]
This video is a recording of theApril 30th Brickell Alliance’s virtual town hall conversation with Miami City Commissioner Ken Russell on the City of Miami’s Recovery Roadmap. Reviewed are various phases of recovery and the orders to be issued within them, the expected timelines for such, and criteria for deciding when milestones are met. This […]
I considered setting up a new topic category for this called “duh.” Chuckle. If you know me, you know I’m a bit of a data hound. I collect and manipulate data as a tool. One set of data I maintain is various types of selling activity, which I log throughout each day. It isn’t perfect, […]
As can be seen in the accompanying chart, after years of steady decline, the unemployment rate spiked notably in March of 2020. This surely is caused by the earlier stages of the COVID-19 Pandemics, and thus will likely be even higher in April. Higher unemployment is bad for the economy, and in turn for commercial […]
In my practice I’ve noticed a dearth of moderate sized, 7,000 to 10,000 square feet, light industrial properties. There are numbers of older properties, many of which predate the widespread use of the container ship and the consequent dominance of the modern semi-trailer truck. Older buildings frequently have lower ceilings, lack dock height loading, and […]
A recent post by the St. Louis Fed, The Economic Effects of a Pandemic, discussed the economic effects of the Spanish Influenza of 1918-1920, referencing the chart, embedded herein, of average hourly earnings in various United States sectors. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Spanish Flu pandemic infected about a third […]
Just watching the first couple of minutes of this video, then skipping through a bit, one quickly realizes just how much things have changed in the past couple of decades. At that time, indoor malls had become dominant on the retail landscape, but this dominance had only taken hold in the prior decade or two. […]
Years ago I was the owner of multi-unit franchise territory for Aaron’s Sales & Lease Ownership stores. My territory was in New England, initially in the northern part of metro Boston, then later extending to cities in southern Maine. Upon executing an agreement for territory with the franchisor, I began driving my markets, getting to […]
In this short video, Dade Construction presents a tour of the new Venture X space at 8350 NW 52 Terrace, Suite 301, in Downtown Doral. Venture X is a co-sharing franchise with locations in Texas and Florida (so far?). The company was founded by entrepreneur and real estate investor David Diamond and his son Brett Diamond. As […]
