Category: CRE
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Capital Currents: The Forces Shaping CRE in 2024

As we navigate through 2024, it’s crucial to understand the economic undercurrents molding the commercial real estate (CRE) landscape. Amidst a market seeking equilibrium, we delve into the potential trough and the ongoing dislocation affecting CRE. The past three years have been a rollercoaster for the global economy. Injecting trillions into a functioning economy, while…
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Inside the $500M+ Renovation That Transformed an Iconic Skyscraper into a Mixed-Use Destination

The Redesign of Chicago’s Willis Tower Resulted in 300,000 Square Feet of Retail and a Public Park When Chicago’s Sears Tower opened in the 1970s, it anchored the Windy City’s world-class skyline. At 1,450 feet and 108 stories tall, it was once the tallest building in the world, holding that distinction for 25 years. While…
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HOW AFFORDABLE HOUSING RELIES ON MORE THAN JUST BUILDING MORE HOMES – DANIEL KAUFMAN – Kaufman Realty & Consulting
Affordable housing solutions in real estate and property management by Daniel Kaufman — Read on www.dkaufmandevelopment.com/blog/how-affordable-housing-relies-on-more-than-just-building-more-homes
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The Search for Clarity: Multifamily and Commercial Real Estate Investing in 2023

For the last fifteen years, multifamily and commercial real estate investors surfed a rising wave of increasing property valuations buoyed by abundant and cheap capital. But in 2022 the ebb currents gained the upper hand and liquidity washed away. The culprit? The return to higher interest rates powered by the Fed’s wrestling match with inflation.…
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The Future Of Flex Spaces: Co-Everything

The coworking business model and views on what it means to share space are evolving as business needs change. Bringing people together and building community has always been central to the coworking experience. For a long time, the idea of selling and sharing space for working was largely limited to knowledge workers — freelancers, digital nomads, and…
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The Top Travel and Hospitality Trends to Look out for in 2023

If you were hoping for certainty in 2023 after years of turbulence across the travel and hospitality industry, then you’re probably going to be disappointed. Recessionary risks, continuing inflation, concerned consumers, changing tastes, the lingering effects of COVID-19 and complex geopolitics all cloud the outlook. However, we’re here to pierce the mists of the future…
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Are Residential Conversions the Future for Underused Office Towers?

As downtown workplaces struggle to compete with remote work, real estate developers across the country are converting office towers to residential ones. Across the country, a new trend in real estate is emerging: Many of the iconic office towers that dot the skylines of cities from New York to San Francisco are going residential. A…
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2023 Predictions: What’s Next For The Rental Industry?

Each year, I like to step back and take stock of what the past 12 months have taught me about the evolving rental and commercial real estate market and go over the trends I believe will affect property owners, investors and landlords. In 2022, I anticipated that touch-free payment trends would continue to rise and…
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Why hospitality is the best place to invest right now

Investors, operators, brands, and bankers gathered late last year for the 2022 NYU Hospitality Investment Conference in New York, where the optimism was palpable. Despite the bearish market environment, I believe the hospitality industry is well-positioned for the year ahead and stands to benefit from secular tailwinds for years to come. According to reports from…
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Top 10 Commercial Real Estate Trends for 2023

Industry experts offer a peek at the year ahead. Few are expecting business as usual. In 2022, spiking interest rates, inflation and a war in the Ukraine brought considerable change to commercial real estate and the U.S. economy overall. With interest rates and values expected to stabilize, and all stakeholders rethinking the highest and best…
