Today, commercial real estate reporter Andy Ashby takes us inside several property transactions as well as why commercial real estate is such a fun and interesting topic. For real. 

The Memphis Area Association of Realtors is recognizing William B. Dunavant III and Michael Lightman Sr. amid a night of other winners at its 25th annual Pinnacle Awards.

There were 1,206 home sales in March, down 1.7% compared to 1,227 in the same month last year, according to a Memphis Area Association of Realtors report.

Even though Stryker chose not to renew an office-space lease, experts say the medical-device industry remains strong in Memphis.

More gyros are coming to Collierville, and a second Memphis Raising Cane’s is planning its grand opening party. 

The Downtown Memphis Commission’s Center City Development Corp. will consider several grants for Downtown projects at its April 15 meeting.

Marcus & Millichap, a commercial real estate brokerage, announced the sale but would not disclose the buyer or the sales price.

Built in 1875, the building is across the street from the under-construction Memphis Art Museum.

KIPP Memphis Public Schools has plans for an old office building in Cordova, including a “cafetorium.”

Little Diggers is coming to East Memphis and a Cooper Street building sells. 

“Investors looking at Memphis from a distance will run the numbers, pull the crime stats, look at the demographics and sometimes walk away from deals that don’t fit a national template,” an executive with real estate firm NAI Saig Co. said about the Southeast Memphis shopping center. 

The restaurateurs behind Sam’s Main Street Eatery and La Roche Lebanese Cuisine are opening a bakery. 

Burlington is looking to fill an empty retail space in Germantown. It would be the brand’s sixth store in Shelby County.

Demand for solar panel storage kept the local industrial market in the black for the year. 

The new plan is a part of Memphis 3.0, which has received local pushback.

The Eads mansion has a history of being owned by Grizzlies players.

It’s all about breakfast — and wings — this week. 

“There are a lot of churches who are trying to figure out how they leverage their real estate and do a better job of their mission and their ministry,” said a principal at Foundry Commercial. 

Styker confirms its big office move, and AutoZone is adding another Memphis store. 

Renovation plans include a new roof, parking lot repairs, LED lighting upgrades and interior renovation of vacant units.

Founded in 2009, the company is a metallic additive manufacturer with products used in aerospace, ground vehicles/automotive, defense, medical and custom work. 

“This place was meant for me,” Chef Jimmy Sinh, known as “Sushi Jimmi,” said.

An official with the company didn’t provide an official opening date, but he did provide an estimate for how long construction to opening takes.

This is the second large Madison Avenue property in Midtown to go on the market this month.

In-N-Out one step closer to its first Memphis location. Dutch Bros opens in the Edge District. Tommy’s Burgers California Style is opening its third location. Guthrie’s merges two nearby locations into one.