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Chris Caggiano
27 Nov 2025

At first glance, small-bay industrial and self-storage centers look almost identical – low-rise boxes lined up along a highway, quietly collecting rent. But the similarities end there. The two sectors serve very different customers and are reacting in very different ways to today’s economy. Small-bay industrial centers, or “flex space,” cater mainly to tradespeople and ...

Steve Marcinuk
27 Nov 2025

The South Florida commercial real estate market is experiencing a complex shift as developers and investors balance growing demand with climate resilience requirements and evolving regulatory frameworks. Recent market dynamics reveal both opportunities and challenges as the region adapts to new realities in development and investment patterns. Climate resilience has become a central consideration in ...

Steve Marcinuk
26 Nov 2025

In an industry known for calculating the exact return on new countertops or carpet, most commercial real estate owners have no idea what their digital infrastructure is worth – or that they don’t actually own it. Bill Douglas, CEO of OpticWise, has spent over three decades witnessing a peculiar phenomenon: commercial real estate is the ...

Steve Marcinuk
26 Nov 2025

The commercial real estate industry is at a pivotal moment, caught between long-established investment practices and the rise of blockchain technology. Edward Nwokedi, founder and CEO of RedSwan Digital Real Estate, has placed himself at the forefront of this shift, using nearly two decades of institutional real estate experience to drive the adoption of tokenized ...

Steve Marcinuk
26 Nov 2025

Madison, Wisconsin’s real estate market remains strong while many U.S. cities face cooling demand and rising inventory. Steady population growth and a diverse economic base have created persistent housing shortages, particularly in the mid-range price segments. With an estimated 20,000 to 25,000 new residents moving in each year, the area’s supply-demand imbalance keeps the market ...

Steve Marcinuk
25 Nov 2025

The real estate market in the Philadelphia suburbs is undergoing a geographic expansion as affordability concerns and new development push buyers beyond traditional boundaries. Jean Simcox, a realtor with Exceed Realty, says that rising prices and new construction are redrawing the map for both homebuyers and investors. Simcox works with many buyers who quickly realize ...

Steve Marcinuk
25 Nov 2025

Real estate investors continue to leave money on the table – or create unexpected tax bills – by mistiming their cost segregation strategies, according to Brian Kiczula, a specialist with CostSegRx. Kiczula says the biggest issues stem from weak planning and misunderstandings about how accelerated depreciation interacts with broader tax strategies. The Disposition Planning Gap ...

Chris Caggiano
25 Nov 2025

For decades, the self-storage industry has relied on a simple rule of thumb: a healthy market should have about eight square feet of storage space for every resident in a given area. The formula has guided billions of dollars in development and investment decisions, offering a quick way to gauge whether a market is underbuilt ...

Steve Marcinuk
25 Nov 2025

The lakefront city of St. Joseph, Michigan, is positioning itself as a destination for real estate investment and development, actively pursuing growth initiatives to address regional housing shortages and broaden its economic base. Situated on Lake Michigan’s eastern shore and home to just under 8,000 residents, St. Joseph has long been known for its Silver ...

Rudi Davis
24 Nov 2025

Historic preservation developers are making a critical error that’s costing them time, money, and project viability, according to one industry expert who has processed over $1.3 billion in historic tax credit projects. Michael Puma, Principal and Project Manager at Preservation Studios, says the most frequent mistake he encounters is developers engaging preservation consultants too late ...

Steve Marcinuk
24 Nov 2025

The retail commercial real estate market has seen major shifts in recent years, with transaction volumes rising and falling as interest rates increased and economic uncertainty grew. For brokers in this sector, having firsthand knowledge of both retail operations and investment sales has become a key asset. Ayson Shammami, Managing Partner at APEX Commercial Real ...

Chris Caggiano
23 Nov 2025

Image Source: KeyCrew Media, generated with Google Imagen 4 Chicago’s reputation as a tenant-friendly city is beginning to test the patience of its landlords. In recent months, a growing number of small property owners have started to sell off their rentals, not because of falling demand or rising interest rates, but because managing these properties ...