Single-Tenant Properties Popular With Investors

        From left, Virginia Wright, Brad Thomas, Michael Bull, Randy Gold

ATLANTA, GA, Feb. 14, 2011 – While single-tenant properties make up 10 percent of the commercial real estate market, they are currently accounting for 18 percent of sales.

 Experts on “The Commercial Real Estate Show” say that’s because investors like the ease of managing the properties. Investors also like that the deals carry a relatively low financial risk, especially with a tenant that has a high credit rating.

Chris Macke of CoStar Group shared the stats on the most recent episode of the “Commercial Real Estate Show,” a radio show hosted by Michael Bull  (middle right photo)  on Biz 1190 WAFS in Atlanta that is available for download at http://www.creshow.com/.

Macke said many small investors are looking for alternative investments to bonds. Smaller investors may like retail deals with tenants such as CVS or Family Dollar, while large investors prefer bigger plays, such as the recent sale of CoStar’s headquarters in Washington.

Other guests echoed Macke’s analysis.

Virginia Wright of Bull Realty said investors call net-leased properties SWAN investments, or “sleep well at night” investments, and Brad Thomas, a net leased developer and consultant, called single-tenant net leased properties a“safe asset class.”

The next “Commercial Real Estate Show”will air Feb. 19 and will focus on the national Real Estate Investment Trust market.

Guests will include Brad Case (middle left photo) vice president, research and industry information at the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts; Jonathan Miniman (lower right photo), senior vice president and senior analyst at INGClarion Real Estate Investment Management; and Steven Marks (lower left photo), managing director,REITs, at Fitch Ratings.

The “Commercial Real Estate Show” is America’scommercial real estate talk radio show.

The show is known as an entertaining and enlightening resource about commercial real estate.

 The show airs every Saturday morning at 10AM EST online at the show website, www.CREshow.com and on air on Biz 1190 WAFS in Atlanta. Show podcasts are available on-demand at any time worldwide on iTunes and on the show website.

The “Commercial Real Estate Show”has quickly gained a national and international audience. Each show starts with a commercial real estate market update related to the show topic by well-known national experts.

Then the show host and a panel of three to four industry expert guests share information, insight and best practices related to eachshow’s main topic.

The show host is 30-year commercial real estate veteran Michael Bull, CCIM, the president and founder of commercial brokerage firm BullRealty, Inc.

Contact: Laura Dudebout, (678) 642-4301, ldudebout@wilbertnewsstrategies.com