28. Betting Big On Retail Real Estate w/ Philip Block And Robert Levy

Though headlines touting the apocalypse of retail real estate have been frequent over the past few years, our guests today take a contrarian view. With the long-term impact of e-commerce changing consumers’ buying preferences, to the more recent impact COVID had on brick and mortar retailers, this area of real estate has been particularly challenging to navigate. Philip Block and Robert Levy of LBX Investments discuss the trends occurring in the retail real estate landscape, and where they are finding opportunities. Our guests cover the surprising, positive influences of the lockdown’s effect on retail real estate, what the best retailers are doing to thrive, and even why brick-and-mortar real estate isn’t going anywhere in the digital world. Lastly, they dive into inflation’s impact on retail real estate and their investment strategies Moving forward.

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