In retrospect, Freddie Mac's decision to choose an industry veteran like Martinez — he has been with the agency for over thirty years — proved prescient.

How will the retailer's new partnership and earnings announcements impact net lease?

"The pandemic has put a premium on e-commerce activity," Scott Amoson, director of research for Colliers International in Atlanta.

July saw 13 projects with a value of $100 million or more enter the planning stages, according to the Dodge report

With fewer visitors to eat, shop and stay, and unemployment numbers in the double digits, Central Florida retailers are navigating uncharted waters and trying to stay afloat.

Investor activity in the net lease space has remained strong for necessity-based uses, publicly-traded companies with strong financial positions, and uses such as quick-service restaurants with drive-thrus.

"After years of strong fundamental performance, the COVID-19 pandemic injected a huge amount of uncertainty and volatility into multifamily," a team of Yardi Matrix researchers reported.

It is a new flexible office solution that will allow companies to occupy their own spaces for lease terms that are more in-line with v2.0.