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In the future, connectivity may be an even more important factor when purchasing office space than location or price, some are predicting. Just like every office first had to be wired for telephone systems, then coaxial cable for the internet, and now wireless, in the future Smart technology will be standard for all office buildings. Office space itself is already changing dramatically. More often than not, there are multiple companies in one building instead of one company per building. Outside of the building, office space is becoming more like a…

Retail isn’t all doom and gloom—there are plenty of retailers that are opening stores instead of closing them. Moreover, many are planning to expand beyond this year. However, there is a fundamental change that is happening causing this weird paradigm where there are brand named box store closings everywhere while simultaneously brand named stores are opening and expanding. The need for enormous department stores and outlet buildings has passed. These days retail is getting smaller as the industry overall is diversifying. News of thousands of closures has led many to…

The Smart city market is projected to reach $400 billion by 2020. The type of data analysis that is made possible through Smart cities will become invaluable for identifying prospective investments, new or re-development, attracting tenants, and building better infrastructure. One tech leader, Cisco, is pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into Smart city projects all over the world including in San Jose and Chicago. Electricity giant GE (General Electric) has joined with city governments in San Diego, CA and Jacksonville, FL to test pilot Smart cities there. Will this…

Everyone knows that in real estate, it’s ‘location, location, location’, but what else? When it comes to commercial property investments, there are a lot of other factors that go into play that makes one location better than another. Should you choose to purchase industrial property, you have to decide whether or not to locate in your headquarter city or to move your operations to a more economically attractive city. The Best Location Depends on the Industry Generally speaking, industrial real estate is located in what are considered bad locations: heavily…

According to the 2018 Global Real Estate Outlook compiled by PwC and ULI, investors all around the world are adding industrial assets to their portfolios. Why is that and is it a good decision considering the global volatility brewing? Why global investors Are Interested in Industrial Real Estate Multifamily, office, retail, they are all facing some challenges right now. Prices in many primary cities for housing are reaching pre-recession levels. Office is seeing a complete redesign and overhaul. And retail, well retail is perhaps seeing the biggest changes of them…

Inventory space is going vertical as property parcels get smaller and more expensive. For years now the industrial market has been flying high thanks to global e-commerce. We’re now approaching near full occupancy with a shrinking inventory of industrial supply coupled with ongoing high demand for those assets; which is causing pricing to begin ticking up dramatically. In other words, fulfillment centers are housing more and more inventory to meet rising demands leading them to think expansion at a time when there are fewer and fewer options. Industrial is Going…