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Apr 9, 2018

10 Cities Where the Office Market is Not Flat

Reuters reported at the end of last year's third quarter that the office vacancy rate had remained flat at around 16% for three straight quarters. Experts have predicted that the office market will continue to remain generally flat throughout 2018. Yet despite those numbers, some cities are really thriving.

Feb 21, 2018

The Push to the Suburbs: Is Public Transit Keeping Up?

Fallout from the housing collapse a decade ago resulted in a surge in the renter population–outpacing homeownership for the first time in history. It also marked a return to cities where more walkability with access to public transportation offered a much more affordable lifestyle.

Feb 7, 2018

5 Ways AR and AI are Changing the CRE Game

Augmented Reality and Artificial Intelligence (AR and AI) may still be far from standard in CRE, but it’s only a matter of time. High-end firms have already been using these tech tools on a grand scale. Research by Goldman Sachs estimates that by 2025, virtual reality (VR) technology will generate over $2.5 billion in revenue.

Jan 16, 2018

Investing In Commercial Real EstateWhat Is Commercial Real Estate?

Investing in real estate can be a way to earn passive income and increase your wealth. While plenty of investors have success in residential real estate, others make a move to commercial real estate to gain even more money.

Nov 7, 2017

3 Things Impacting Modern Day Parking Ratios

As the future of transportation and city development changes rapidly, developers are reevaluating the demand for parking in retail, office, and multi-tenant spaces. The lack of ample parking has been a reality for people living and working in densely populated areas like San Francisco and New York City.

Oct 31, 2017

The City or the Suburbs: What do Office Tenants Want?

The landscape of the real estate market is changing by leaps and bounds. Over the past couple of years, we’ve seen a lot of changes in commercial real estate, from shopping malls across the country abruptly closing down to millennials leaving their suburban communities and flocking to urban centers en masse.

Oct 17, 2017

Investors Set Their Sights on Secondary Metros: 4 Reasons Why

Last year, core assets were ranked second highest among investors. This year, secondary metros took that spot. Some argue that the cap rates for core assets and investors looking for assets that produce higher yields are why secondary markets look so much more attractive to investors this year.

Aug 29, 2017

3 Ways the Sharing Economy is Impacting Everything We Know

With the internet becoming a part of almost everyone’s daily lives, it has quickly become a great resource for helping develop and facilitate the sharing economy. Three ways we currently see this economy are in transportation, vacation rentals, and office sharing.

Aug 22, 2017

Watch for these 6 CRE International Business Trends

Recently, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) released its report on the commercial real estate trends for the international side of the business. It is no secret to those involved in the commercial real estate sector that global investment in the United States has been growing over the last few years.

Jul 18, 2017

Will a Shipping Container be Your Next Office?

Everything old is new again. This even pertains to shipping containers, some of which are being transformed into homes as part of what’s known as the container home trend. This trend is also spreading to multifamily and office space, with trendy office denizens putting them inside the building as individual offices.