by Akki Patel | Aug 11, 2026 | Uncategorized
Developing retail and QSR sites across the West, I thought I’d earned the right to trust my gut. I’d walked enough pad sites, sat through enough broker pitches, and closed enough deals to believe I could feel a good corner before the numbers confirmed it....
by Akki Patel | Aug 4, 2026 | Uncategorized
Recent economic data presents mixed signals. Growth slowed in Q2, but June saw inflation ease and consumer spending persist. Commercial real estate lenders are becoming more active, yet the Federal Reserve remains cautious. At its July 29 meeting, the Fed kept the...
by Akki Patel | Jul 28, 2026 | Uncategorized
In commercial real estate, yield is often the headline. But savvy net lease investors know that yield is only one side of the equation. The other side is durability, the confidence that income will keep coming, the tenant will keep renewing, and the property will keep...
by Akki Patel | Jul 14, 2026 | Uncategorized
A few months ago in Roseville, I drove past a 7 Brew stand and noticed nine cars lined up in the double lane even before I finished parking, prompting me to take a closer look. That sight stuck with me because, in nearly 30 years of developing and managing restaurant...
by Akki Patel | Jul 9, 2026 | Uncategorized
For more than a decade, commercial real estate developers operated in a world defined by cheap capital. Debt was abundant, financing was predictable, and many projects penciled out with relatively little friction. Then everything changed. Beginning in 2022, the...
