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10 Popular CRE Terms You Should Know
Every industry has its own lingo, but there are some fields that really have a lot of jargon – and commercial real estate is definitely one of those fields. If you don’t have a background in CRE or CRE experience, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. In talking to new CRE professionals, we hear this expressed over and...
Upping Your Office Game with Common Areas
For years, modern and flexible office spaces were the stomping ground of small, boutique startups and the self-employed creative types. And, while those groups still play a large role in the market, larger and more traditional companies are now beginning to see the benefits of flexible office spaces.   But what,...
What Do Tenants Want? 7 Trends in Multifamily
A full 90% of new multifamily construction today is rentals, according to one study. For the last several years, demand in multifamily has outpaced new construction, causing some places to see huge spikes in rent prices. Still, demand has not slowed, while prices have been growing by up to 8% year-over-year....
3 Ways Blockchain Is Impacting CRE
It has been said that it is only a matter of time before blockchain, the proprietary technology that supports cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, will begin to infiltrate industries all around the world. And, believe it or not, even historically traditional industries are not immune to the disruption – commercial real...
Recent Client Success: Local Developer Delivers Growth Solution to Local Technology Company
CHALLENGE SSI Technologies Inc (SSI) is a global leader in design and manufacture of a variety of sensors and control systems for the international automotive and heavy vehicle markets. Locally, the company has 1,000 employees and currently operates from three facilities in Janesville, Wisconsin, with more than...
Workers Prefer Dynamic and Efficient Office Space with Comfortable, Convenient, and Communal Amenities
Survey of 2,000+ US adults finds 63 percent of employed adults feel their office could better configure its physical space   As employers seek to define the workplace perks most likely to attract and retain employees, a recent Coldwell Banker Commercial Affiliates survey found that the physical office itself could...
New Accounting Standards Impact Balance Sheets and Other Considerations
In February of 2016, the United States and international accounting boards (the FASB and IASB) reached a consensus on changes to lease accounting rules under United States-Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (US-GAAP) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Those changes, which go into effect...
10 Amenities the 2018 Office Tenant Will be Watching For
As uncertainty about where to invest in office space (suburbs versus cities) continues to plague the office sector, one thing is certain – the better the amenities, the more attractive the office space to younger talented workers. In 2018 office tenants will be watching for these 10 amenities: A couple of years ago,...
Should Amazon be the Benchmark for CRE?
By now, everyone has had a chance to digest the impact of Amazon’s purchase of Whole Foods and the introduction of their AmazonGo and AmazonFresh grocery innovations. Yet Amazon’s effect on CRE goes beyond these changes. The company is using technology to change the experience of online/in-store shopping. As...
Will a Shipping Container be Your Next Office?
Everything old is new again. This even pertains to shipping containers, some of the older 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 even office space, with trendy office denizens putting them inside the building as...