When Luis Aurelio Diaz returned to Colombia in 2003 to take the helm of his father’s real estate development company, he faced a stark reality. The Colombian economy was recovering from a devastating crisis that had reduced Grupo Empresarial Oikos to just 12 employees. Two decades later, under his leadership, the company has grown to ...
“Just look at the cars in the parking lots,” says Jesse Whalen, Vice President of The Office Group at Bull Realty, when asked about return-to-office trends. “People are back in the office. If there aren’t cars there, then maybe there’s another problem – and that’s also an opportunity for me to call that landlord.” This ...
In Manhattan’s commercial real estate market, conventional wisdom suggests that national credit tenants are the safe bet for recovery. But Showket Ahamed of Helmsley Spear, who built his own career from bootstrapped beginnings, sees a different path forward – one led by ambitious local enterprises and emerging entrepreneurs who could drive the market’s next phase. ...
When Michele Harrington completed her service maintaining C-130 engines in the United States Marine Corps, she knew two things: she had a fierce independent streak, and she wasn’t cut out for bureaucracy. What she didn’t know was that these traits would propel her to build one of Southern California’s most successful real estate enterprises. “I ...
In real estate finance, Northwind Group stands out for its strategic adaptability. Founded by Ran Eliasaf, a former Israeli Navy captain turned real estate executive, the firm has evolved from equity investments to establish itself as a significant lending platform, executing over $3.3 billion in loans. Eliasaf’s real estate career began after his military service ...
“Our market’s very healthy, but vacancy rate is low, and rents will continue to rise, and that just creates more demand for building,” explains Maxx Schindel, Associate Broker at CBRE specializing in industrial properties in the Minneapolis market. This assessment captures the current state of the Twin Cities industrial real estate landscape – a market ...
The real estate industry has dodged a major cybersecurity crisis so far – but that might be more curse than blessing, according to industry security expert Robert Siciliano. Despite handling billions in transactions and sensitive personal data, the industry remains strikingly vulnerable to modern cyber threats. “The real estate industry is one of those significantly ...
The world’s top real estate professionals are fundamentally changing how prime properties change hands. REALM, an invitation-only platform, has quietly become the most exclusive network in real estate – with its carefully selected members representing the top 1% of luxury real estate professionals globally. “We’ve been very intentional about our growth because we really wanted ...
Market Stadium is advancing how institutional investors evaluate multifamily opportunities by bringing granular, data-driven insights to market-level analysis through a synthesis of real estate expertise and data science. Founded by Ryan Kang and Dennis Lee, the company has established itself as a leader in advanced market analytics for the multifamily sector. The company’s story begins ...
Real estate runs in Kevin Burgos’s blood. As the son of Colombian immigrants in the United States, he witnessed firsthand how the industry could create opportunities when his father became a realtor in 2005. “Growing up with no money, you think money’s going to solve all your problems,” Burgos reflects. “In my mind, real estate ...
Cold plunges and infrared saunas. Recovery tech lounges and tranquility rooms. Wine vaults hidden within private conference spaces. This isn’t a luxury spa or wellness retreat – it’s The Edge, a distinctive residential development in downtown Sarasota. And it represents the vision that Sadek Omar, Jim Bridges, and their team at Omnium Real Estate (ORE) ...
“I don’t want to have 17 apps for different things in the building,” says Nadav Schnall, CEO of ProSentry, reflecting on his years of experience in property management. “I want to have one platform, which I actually prefer not to even use. And when something important happens, it helps figure out a way to make ...
“We think we’ve found the kicker to scale a business to be much larger than what’s out there,” says Max Ball, co-founder of Lofty. Unlike typical real estate tokenization platforms, Lofty has built something fundamentally different: a comprehensive exchange where property ownership trades as fluidly as stocks, while maintaining the benefits of direct real estate ...
In an era where active adult communities are evolving beyond the traditional retirement village model, Kolter Homes is leveraging extensive customer research and flexible design options to create living spaces that truly reflect how modern seniors want to live. According to John Manrique, Senior Vice President of Marketing for Kolter Homes, the company’s approach centers ...
David Buttross, founder of Buttross Groups Real Estate Company and veteran Texas real estate investor, started his journey at age 15 with an eye for value creation. His latest venture – an 8,500-acre solar farm development in East Texas – might seem distant from his first real estate purchase, but it follows the same fundamental ...
