Commercial Real Estate

Cristia Brockway’s interest in urban planning began in childhood, when she built miniature cities from paper in her bedroom. Now, as Director of Economic Development for Farmington Hills, ...

The real estate development industry has undergone significant changes over the past four decades, from the rapid growth of suburban retail in the 1980s to the rise of urban adaptive reuse a...

Northern Nevada’s commercial real estate market is experiencing strong demand but faces significant headwinds from limited infrastructure and challenging financing conditions. Despite ...

New York City’s commercial real estate market processes about 50 million square feet of lease transactions each year, a scale unmatched in other U.S. cities. Norman Bobrow, founder of ...

Norman Bobrow, president and founder of Norman Bobrow & Co., Inc., warns that office buildings financed above 65% loan-to-value face fundamentally different constraints than conservative...

Ohio developers face a permitting problem unrelated to market demand or project quality, according to Brian Lorenz, Director of Planning and Permitting for the Ohio House of Representatives....

As real estate prices in established Midwest markets climb beyond the reach of many adaptive reuse projects, developers are reconsidering where to invest. According to one industry executive...

Institutional investors entering secondary markets often overlook how neighborhood opposition and complex entitlements can derail otherwise viable projects, according to a Kansas City develo...

Florida’s real estate development faces a growing risk that is receiving little public attention: the long-term availability of potable water. Bill Eshenbaugh, founder of Eshenbaugh Land C...

In Tampa Bay, institutional investors are not holding back capital in hopes of lower prices or improved sentiment. Instead, the extended timeline from land purchase to certificate of occupan...

Industry veteran Sergio Grado, who has worked across Houston, Dallas, Austin, and San Antonio for over two decades, says Texas’s major real estate markets now face distinct challenges that...

A severe labor shortage in landscaping and grounds maintenance is quietly pushing up costs and complicating project timelines for commercial real estate developers across Texas. Sergio Grado...

The Phoenix metropolitan area has rapidly evolved from a relatively quiet city in the 1990s into one of the nation’s most active construction markets. Jim Roland, Senior Vice President of ...

Major real estate owners entering New York City’s property tax system often encounter a dysfunctional appeals process that does not meet the standards of a global financial center. Ins...

The office development industry is confronting a new reality in the wake of COVID-19, according to Spencer Levine, president of RAL Companies. With remote work now a viable option for many e...