Execute CRE Environmental Due Diligence Early

Execute CRE Environmental Due Diligence Early

The longer a firm waits to complete its environmental due diligence on a transaction or development project, the more problems the company could face during the life of the deal. That was the overriding message at a recent CREW New York meeting I attended called...
Miami Sees Aggressive Retail Development

Miami Sees Aggressive Retail Development

The Miami metropolitan area is proof that some retail real estate landlords are finding effective ways to keep brick-and-mortar stores top-of-mind for consumers, despite strong challenges by online shopping channels. A recent Colliers International report (download...
Report: Home Downsizing Drives Self Storage Development

Report: Home Downsizing Drives Self Storage Development

Ever-increasing occupancy into multifamily buildings due to recent college graduates and younger people moving away from home, as well as people looking to downsize because their children have left the house, has caused a recent self-storage construction boom. A...
ULI Survey: Hot CRE Market to Cool Down

ULI Survey: Hot CRE Market to Cool Down

The commercial real estate industry has experienced an amazing run over the last few years. That’s not expected to drastically change any time soon, but its rate of success might be more tempered in the near term. The Urban Land Institute recently released its 2018...
Signs Point to a Strong Holiday Shopping Season

Signs Point to a Strong Holiday Shopping Season

It’s difficult to forecast anything but a strong holiday season for retailers, considering that the United States is experiencing a 49-year unemployment low. Wage growth is finally catching up as well, hitting the highest it’s increased in about a decade. A recent...