As CRE Continues To Recalibrate, 5 Themes From ’23 May Remain Relevant in ‘24
Continued Patience Will Be Important for CRE Investors in 2024
History shows that when real estate prices decline — because capital costs have risen, net operating income has fallen or both — owners do all they can to hold on to assets until c...
As Office Cashflows Decline, Niche Real Estate Evolves to Anchor CRE Portfolios
Interest is Strong but Securing Capital Can Be Hard
Typical Class A office buildings have served as the backbone of CRE portfolios for decades. But for three years since the height of the pandemic, investors have watched tenants dow...
Game On: Pickleball and Futsal Start Redefining Living Spaces
Seattle Project Chooses Sport Court Over Multiple Rooftop Lounges
If sitting is the new smoking, as some health experts believe, should multifamily developers forgo lounge chairs on the roof for a sport court instead?
10 Themes From ‘Emerging Trends in Real Estate’ Report Shaping 2024
ULI and PwC Study Cites Debt, Housing and Insurance Among Key Issues
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This Award-Winning Mixed-Use Project Helps Bridge Old and New
Pedestrian Passageway Helps The Block Flow Between Urban Street and Parking Lot
Just North of Center City Philadelphia, in a rapidly transitioning light-industrial and warehouse district, architecture firm ISA designed an award-winning, small-scale, mixed-use ...
Pedestrian Tunnel Helps Mixed-Use Project Flow Between Urban Street and Parking Lot
Award-Winning, 49-Unit Apartment Complex Features Live/Work Lofts, Elevated Terrace and Other Innovations
Just North of Center City Philadelphia — in a rapidly transitioning light-industrial and warehouse district — architecture firm ISA designed an award-winning, small-scale, mixed-us...
A Zoning Departure Leads to a Lobby That Activates the Street
Art Shows, Coworking and Concerts Draw Residents and Neighbors
Activating lobbies — whether in office, hotel or multifamily buildings — is a concept that’s been evolving over the past decade. Developers have worked to turn these formerly staid...
Renovation of 1980s 'Tilt-Up' Office Results in Multiple Dedicated Entrances and Private Terraces
New Improvements Appeal to Tenants in COVID-19 Era
While accommodating multiple tenants in a single office building is not uncommon, giving up to six of them distinct entrances and private terraces is indeed unique.
Renovation of 1980s 'Tilt-Up' Office Results in Multiple Dedicated Entrances and Private Terraces
Private Entrances Appeal to Tenants After COVID-19
While accommodating multiple tenants in a single office building is not uncommon, giving up to six of them distinct entrances and private terraces is indeed unique.
Mid-Rise Residential Project Opens in Downtown ‘Walkers Paradise’
Residential and Ground-Floor Retail Deliver Near California Capitol
The onetime sleepy city of Sacramento, California, home to the California State Legislature, has been working to change its government-town image for decades. The recent delivery o...
CRE Sales Remain Low but Steady. Have We Reached the Bottom of the Cycle?
Commercial Real Estate Sales in Q2 Mirror Q1 Activity
Since March 2022, commercial real estate values have been pummeled by persistent increases to the Federal Funds rate, which to date has risen by more than 500-basis points over a v...
Why ‘Extend and Pretend’ May Be Prudent for Both Lenders and Borrowers
Tactic Allows Time for Demand, Rents and Other Factors To Improve
Since the U.S. Federal Reserve began raising the Federal Funds rate in March 2022, commercial real estate values have been battered by persistent rate hikes, amounting to more than...
Affordable Housing Is a Top Concern for 3 Iberian Peninsula Mayors
Livability and Accessibility Are Also Areas of Focus
Attributes such as a sunny climate, accessible beaches and an overall welcoming culture have long made Spain and Portugal magnets for expatriates from across the globe. Northern Eu...
One Lender's Portfolio May Indicate Why Widespread CRE Foreclosures Have Yet To Occur
How Property Owners (and Tenants) Steeled Themselves Against Rising Interest Rates
As the first half of 2023 draws to a close, the wave of bank failures that many predicted — based largely on the potential for widespread business failures and property foreclosure...
How Changing International Relations Could Affect Business Location Decisions
China, Tech, Productivity and Wages Dominate Geopolitical Outlook
With Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine in its second year, and the U.S. and China carrying out military exercises in the Taiwan straits, geopolitical tensions have moved from the eco...
9/11 Threatened Urban Office Buildings. But They Came Back. Here’s How They Will Again.
To Rebound After the Pandemic, Both Office Buildings and Their Locations Must Change
This is not the first time that a death sentence has been issued for the office sector. Just after the September 11, 2001, terror attacks, adjectives associated with the next gener...
9/11 Threatened Urban Office Buildings. But They Came Back. Here’s How They Will Again.
To Rebound After the Pandemic, Both Office Buildings and Their Locations Must Change
This is not the first time that a death sentence has been issued for the office sector. Just after the September 11, 2001, terror attacks, adjectives associated with the next gener...
Despite Negative Sentiment, Lenders Are Still Lending
CRE Veteran Says Sales Are Slow but Fundamentals Are Strong
If you’re concerned about how to navigate the current CRE industry, you may want to let John Chang be your guiding light. Compared to the pessimistic outlook being voiced by so man...
Without Cap Rate Compression, These CRE Fundamentals Must Drive Returns, Say Global Investors
ULI Panelists Focus on Income Growth, Office Sector Transition and Adapting Buildings to Climate
Peter Ballon, global head of real estate at CPP Investments, kicked off the global capital markets session at ULI’s Spring Meeting in Toronto by characterizing the current CRE clim...
Distressed CRE Alone Will Not Bring Down the Banking System
Industry Veteran Says Most CRE Debt Coming Due in 2023 Is in Well-Performing Assets
Many have been predicting doom and gloom for the commercial real estate industry, but John Chang is not jumping on the bandwagon. While he acknowledges that the rising cost of capi...