Instant Insights Coronavirus and CRE

Correspondence between McDonald's and the National Owners Association, which represents 75% of the company's franchisees, have been tense.

Even with questions from lenders and local governments, residential building is chugging along.

Since the federal government has been ineffective about ramping up testing and providing sensible guidelines, the public health monitoring process, including contact tracing, may be months away from effective implementation.

According to AppFolio, property managers are playing an increasingly integral role amid the pandemic.

Here's one idea: taxpayers could supercharge their 2018 NOLs by amending 2018 tax returns to take advantage of bonus depreciation on QIP.

Under more normal circumstances, funding and regulatory requirements would be barriers to creating new healthcare spaces quickly, those traditional barriers are being torn down to meet this unprecedented challenge.

Companies can find help through their government and with their insurance carriers, but they need to move quickly.

So far, there has not been any government relief for mortgage servicers although Fed Chairman Jerome Powell says the Fed is watching the situation.

While questions remain about the construction supply chain, American companies may want to increase warehouse space.