Jim Dillavou, Principal and Co-Founder of Paragon Commercial Group, joins Evan Kinne and David Pascale to explain why “boring” necessity retail has become one of the most sought after asset classes in CRE. After 17 years quietly compounding in West Coast grocery-anchored centers, Jim breaks down the pattern-recognition thesis that led Paragon to lean into retail when no one else would, why capital is now flooding back, and how he closed an acquisition with a zero-dollar legal bill using AI.
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