The nation’s housing crisis is something on everyone’s mind. Both policymakers and the real estate industry have announced initiatives recently to tackle the housing...
Real estate firms are used to outsourcing many parts of their business. From construction to property management, third-party providers have helped streamline their operations so...
Insurance has always been one of the significant and unavoidable costs involved in commercial property ownership. Owners in areas prone to extreme weather events know their insurance rates are going to be comparatively higher. But something changed several years ago in the commercial property insurance market. In 2017, rates began to go on a steady upswing, and they haven’t stopped....
Housing prices in many cities have become unaffordable for many people. One significant suspect is investors buying homes for renting, limiting availability for first-time homebuyers and increasing real estate prices. Initially, the negative impact of investors was only online rage, but the Netherlands' recent ban on investment rentals allows economists to study its effects empirically.
As we’re all well aware by now, the national office space sector is grappling with a host of problems resulting from trends in remote...
Whether the real estate market is flying high or plagued by a downturn, there’s a certain prestige to owning a premier Manhattan office tower. And when one of these properties changes hands, it’s always big news in the commercial real estate investment community. Such was the case with the change in ownership of 245 Park Avenue in September 2022. You...
There have been a lot of efforts to answer the question that has been hanging over everyone’s heads the last three years: what will...
When real estate investors want to quickly get a sense of the fundamentals of an office market, the standard go-to is a market report...
Last month, a study was released that found that the heavy weight of buildings, among other things, is causing New York City to sink at a rate of 1 to 2 millimeters per year. Researchers pointed to several factors that are causing the sinking, including sea level rise and groundwater mismanagement. But it was the weight of the city’s skyscrapers...
The headline-making transactions in commercial real estate usually involve big high-rise buildings, major portfolio trades with gargantuan price tags, or company mergers with even...
Examining the office industry's future amid doomsday predictions: data challenges the severity of the situation. Despite alarming statements, foreclosures remain below 1% and high-profile cases are isolated. With a conservative industry and resilient investors, the sky might not be falling after all.
The sudden collapse of Silicon Valley and Signature Bank rightfully raised alarms for many about the health of the banking system. There have been countless predictions that the next bank collapse might be caused by non-performing loans on overvalued commercial real estate.
