“We’re fully integrated. We manage, we lease, we acquire, probably three-quarters of our deals off market. We move quickly. We’re honest guys. We don’t retrade,” says Adam Greenberg, Managing Principal at Commercial Investment Properties Group (CIPG), a firm that has quietly built an impressive portfolio of retail properties across Florida’s most dynamic markets. While many ...
“The biggest opportunity in AI is in the infrastructure,” says Luca Zambello, Co-Founder and CEO of Jurny, a hospitality technology platform that’s rethinking property management across hotels and short-term rentals. “Unless you have $100 million sitting on the side, you’re not going to build your own LLM. The value lies in taking different models, training ...
“We’ve evolved significantly since 2011, when we spun out of First American as primarily a mortgage-focused company. Now, 14 years later, we serve multiple industries,” explains John Rogers, Chief Data and Analytics Officer at Cotality™, formerly known as CoreLogic. “We’re substantially different from our 2011 origins, which prompted us to establish a new name, brand, ...
“We have an optimistic view of the future,” says Rob Huthnance, newly appointed President of CT Realty, a company at the forefront of industrial real estate development across the United States. With over 11 years at the company and a background as a longtime Prologis executive, Huthnance is guiding CT Realty through what promises to ...
Washington D.C. is experiencing a significant transformation in its commercial real estate landscape as developers increasingly convert underutilized office buildings into residential spaces. This trend reflects not only strategic market adaptation but also creates new opportunities to revitalize the urban core of the nation’s capital. “Real estate evolves over time. It changes. It shouldn’t be ...
While premium Class A office towers in downtown cores struggle with historically high vacancy rates, previously overlooked Class B and C office spaces—typically older buildings with fewer amenities but lower costs—are experiencing a renaissance, attracting companies seeking flexibility, value, and neighborhood-centric locations. Market Disruption Creates New Opportunities “Many landlords are struggling to secure tenants post-COVID,” ...
A world without the MLS is a Wild West Show… it’s like not having a Department of Motor Vehicles and buying a new car,” says John Heithaus, Chief Marketing Officer at Ocusell. His comparison illustrates a notable shift in the real estate industry—private technology companies are increasingly establishing standards traditionally set by industry associations. New ...
For over a century, the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) has served as the backbone of residential real estate transactions in America. Now, that foundation is showing signs of stress as multiple forces—from technology platforms to policy changes to the strategies of large brokerages—challenge this long-established centralized system. Courtney Poulos, founder of ACME Real Estate and ...
“We probably paid 30 cents on the dollar for that building. But of course, it required considerable effort to make it worth the full dollar,” says Sean Sedaghatpour, Founder and Principal of Elisheva Realty, describing a recent Manhattan acquisition that exemplifies his firm’s specialty: converting seemingly toxic real estate assets into profitable investments. Finding Value ...
“Because we’ve run out of land east and west of us—East of us is the Atlantic Ocean, West of us is the Everglades—for density purposes, we really need to go vertical,” explains Michael Hinton, Principal at Lee & Associates. This geographical reality is steering development in Miami’s real estate landscape, with developers increasingly looking upward ...
“When the blood is in the street, that’s the time to buy,” recalls Yuval Shram, Founder and CEO of Tay Investments, describing his entry into real estate during the 2008 financial crisis. This forward-thinking approach formed the foundation of what would become one of New Jersey’s most dynamic multifamily developers—a company that has steadily grown ...
“We’re an Applied Research Center, and that means all our work is intended to inform practitioners making decisions about housing policy, investment, and strategies affecting neighborhoods,” explains Geoff Smith, Executive Director of the Institute for Housing Studies (IHS) at DePaul University. In Chicago’s complex housing ecosystem, where affordability challenges vary dramatically by neighborhood and market ...
“You have to survive to thrive,” says Tauheed Siddiqui, CEO of TAAS Investments, summarizing his methodical approach to real estate investing that has helped his firm weather market volatility while building a diverse portfolio across multiple states. This Wall Street veteran turned real estate developer brings a unique perspective to the industry—one that emphasizes downside ...
When Scott Clark discusses housing, he’s careful about his terminology. The founder and CEO of The True Life Companies doesn’t talk about “affordable housing”—a phrase laden with political and regulatory connotations. Instead, he focuses on what he calls “attainable housing.” “We use the words ‘attainable,’ not ‘affordable,’” Clark explains. “Our definition of attainable is when, ...
“In the residential real estate industry, as a broker owner, when you want to sell, you can’t tell anybody. The second you do, rumors start, and your competitors hear about it. It’s like crabs in a bucket… And so they have to keep the whole thing secret.” – Brad Clayton, President of Clayton Wolf. Discretion ...
