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Steve Marcinuk
23 Sep 2025

The commercial real estate landscape has changed over the past year, with industrial properties emerging as a bright spot amid broader market uncertainty. While institutional capital has largely remained on the sidelines, local investors with ready capital are finding opportunities in select asset classes, particularly small bay industrial flex and outdoor storage facilities. Matthew Antonis, ...

Steve Marcinuk
23 Sep 2025

The mortgage technology landscape is experiencing a significant shift as high interest rates and market constraints drive innovation in documentation and lending processes. Traditional barriers that once required expensive attorney involvement for every transaction are giving way to technology-driven solutions that maintain legal compliance while reducing costs and complexity. This change is particularly evident in ...

Steve Marcinuk
23 Sep 2025

The workforce housing sector faces a fundamental challenge that extends beyond rent collection and maintenance requests. While property management technology has evolved to streamline operations, most solutions focus on efficiency rather than the human element that makes rental communities thrive. OneWall Communities is taking a different approach, developing proprietary technology designed to foster genuine community ...

Rudi Davis
22 Sep 2025

Miami’s international buyer landscape is undergoing a significant shift, with traditional Canadian snowbirds retreating while South American investors show renewed interest, particularly in new construction projects, according to Maite Munoz of Prime One Realty. The Canadian Cooling “Travel to the US is down from the Canadian side,” Munoz says, pointing to multiple factors including tariffs, ...

Rudi Davis
22 Sep 2025

A concerning trend is emerging in the Los Angeles luxury real estate market, where some agents are abandoning traditional commission structures for flat fees that one industry expert warns could ultimately hurt sellers. “These sellers are meeting with other listing agent potentials, and they’re going, ‘I’ll just do it for 20 grand. Like, forget even ...

Rudi Davis
22 Sep 2025

The rise of artificial intelligence and large language models (LLMs) is forcing real estate data providers to confront a pivotal strategic decision, according to Jonas Bordo, CEO of rental marketplace Dwellsy. The industry faces a challenge similar to what the music industry encountered with Napster: how to adapt to new distribution channels without undermining their ...

Rudi Davis
22 Sep 2025

Ken Jacobsmeyer, Associate Director of Investments at Marcus & Millichap, has observed a dramatic shift in how net lease properties are being evaluated and purchased compared to recent years. Gone are the days of quick deals with minimal scrutiny, he argues, as investors return to core real estate principles. The New Due Diligence “It’s not ...

Rudi Davis
20 Sep 2025

Facing mounting regulatory requirements and rising interest rates, New York City building boards are developing innovative funding strategies beyond traditional assessments and loans, according to Julie Schechter, Partner at Fox Rothschild. The Financial Squeeze “A lot of buildings were forced to get creative on alternative ways of raising money,” Schechter says, noting that traditional funding ...

Rudi Davis
19 Sep 2025

A single communication breakdown can lead to significant occupancy drops and financial losses in multifamily properties, according to a senior industry executive who recently witnessed this phenomenon firsthand. The Communication Crisis “I was just at a multifamily conference,” says Teddy Abdelmalek, Senior Vice President of Business Development at HH Red Stone Properties, “and there were ...

Steve Marcinuk
19 Sep 2025

The Los Angeles multifamily market is undergoing a significant shift as years of loan extensions give way to a wave of forced sales, opening opportunities for well-capitalized buyers while pressuring overleveraged owners. After three years of banks extending loan terms to avoid distressed scenarios, lenders are now increasingly demanding repayment, fundamentally altering the market landscape. ...

Steve Marcinuk
19 Sep 2025

The hospitality industry has long been characterized by high turnover, operational complexity, and razor-thin margins. Yet some operators have found ways to thrive by focusing on what matters most, managing people effectively. Vinay Patel, President and CEO of Fairbrook Hotels, has built a 12-property portfolio over three decades by prioritizing human capital management while strategically ...

Steve Marcinuk
19 Sep 2025

Central Florida’s inland counties are experiencing a quiet shift that’s flying under the radar of most real estate coverage. While headlines focus on Miami’s luxury towers and Tampa’s growing tech scene, Marion, Levy, and Sumter counties are developing their own distinct market dynamics that offer compelling opportunities for both homebuyers and investors. The region’s appeal ...

Steve Marcinuk
19 Sep 2025

The commercial real estate landscape is experiencing significant shifts as property owners face mounting financial pressures from changing interest rates and market dynamics. While single-occupancy properties struggle with rising delinquency rates, one company has built its strategy around weathering these cycles through mixed-use diversification and opportunistic investments. Mark Fansler, CEO of the group of M ...

Steve Marcinuk
19 Sep 2025

The global real estate market represents the world’s largest asset class at $654 trillion, generating $18 trillion in annual transactions. Yet despite its massive scale, it remains what Michael Gerrity, Founder, CEO & Chairman of World Property Ventures, calls “the most fragmented, archaic, high friction, high fraud, least democratized industry in the world.” Gerrity believes ...