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Mar 1, 2022

Institutions Remain Significantly Under-Invested Relative to Target Allocations

Institutions remain underinvested in CRE, despite high confidence, CBC finds.

Feb 22, 2022

CRE Legal Update: House Passes LIBOR Legislation

House Passes LIBOR Legislation: Major Implications for Commercial Real Estate.

Dec 21, 2021

CRE Volume, Prices Reach New Heights Globally in Q3

The just released RCA CPPI composite index shows that both global deal volume and commercial property prices climbed to new highs in the third quarter of 2021. Economists at RCA point to this confluence as a sign that buyer expectations are adjusting upward as the market moves past the lows of the worst parts of the pandemic.

Nov 30, 2021

Commercial Real Estate (CRE) Volume, Prices Reach New Heights Globally in Q3

The just released RCA CPPI composite index shows that both global deal volume and commercial property prices climbed to new highs in the third quarter of 2021. Economists at RCA point to this confluence as a sign that buyer expectations are adjusting upward as the market moves past the lows of the worst parts of the pandemic.

Nov 2, 2021

Artificial Intelligence in Real Estate

Artificial intelligence is a complex topic. There is both fear and excitement surrounding AI, but there is no denying that it is significantly impacting the real estate industry. As defined by Forbes, artificial intelligence is a form of computer science that uses computers to emulate intelligent human behavior at a far more rapid speed than what we as humans are capable of. You can use these technologies to analyze data in ways you simply wouldn’t be able to do on your own. In this article, we will discuss how AI is being used in the real estate industry and how investors can benefit from adding AI to their real estate business.

Oct 26, 2021

Hot Markets: The Perfect Place to Start a Business

Are you looking to start a business or invest in a new market? Factors such as job opportunities, population growth, crime rates, housing affordability, quality of life, employment rates, higher education, and cost of living are crucial when choosing a new market to invest in as a business owner, tenant, or property owner. Additionally, it’s important to consider what’s driving growth in certain markets and why people are moving to or from other areas. In this article, we explore the hottest markets right now, what growth we are seeing in these popular areas, and the role higher education plays on a successful market.

Oct 5, 2021

The Build-For-Rent Trend: Everything you Need to Know

The significant spike in build-for-rent demand has made the single-family residential rental product the fastest-growing trend in homebuilding today. According to the Pew Research Center, more U.S. households are occupied by renters than at any point since the 1960’s. In fact, a new survey from Apartment List found that 18% of millennials expect to rent forever, up from 11-12% in the prior two years. As explained by the Atlantic Business Journal, one of the main reasons people rent, especially millennials and Generation Z, is because they can’t afford to purchase a home in their desired area. Additionally, most major cities lack affordable multiunit housing solutions due to zoning and density restrictions in popular areas. In this article, we discuss the build-for-rent model, the reasons why BFR has emerged as one of the most popular trends in real estate, and how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the BFR space.

Sep 21, 2021

Climate Change Part 2: What it is & How it Impacts Commercial Real Estate

In part 1 of our climate change series, we explored how the real estate and construction sectors are making efforts to reduce their negative impact on the environment, and how climate change impacts investor’s business decisions. In part two, we will discuss the short- and long-term implications of climate change on real estate, including adoption of corporate Environmental, Social & Governmental (ESG) initiatives, as well as what markets are the most vulnerable.

Sep 7, 2021

Climate Change Part 1: What it is & How it Impacts Commercial Real Estate

Climate change is slowly but surely making its devastating impact all over the world. In two parts, we will explore how the real estate and construction sectors are making efforts to reduce their negative impact on the environment, how climate change impacts investor’s business decisions, the short- and long-term implications of climate change on the real estate sector, including adoption of corporate Environmental, Social & Governmental (ESG) initiatives, as well as what markets are the most vulnerable.

Aug 17, 2021

Inflation? Stagflation? What Happens if Prices Keep Climbing?

The prevailing thought about the Federal Reserve stimulating the economy with injections of newly printed money, to rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic, is that inflation will be temporary. The Fed has assured us that as production gets back to normal, prices will come down to stabilized levels and this will keep our economic engine humming as it did before the pandemic. But what if higher labor costs and rising housing expenses are the new normal and don’t come back down?