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When it comes to investing, holding a diversified portfolio is a key for successful and safeguarded wealth generation. Commercial real estate professionals can benefit by investing in a multitude of areas to spread out their wealth and generate a stable stream of passive income. ESG investing is gaining momentum within commercial real estate – making it a great arena for professionals in this industry to start exploring. If you’re new to this form of investing, here’s a 101 on all things ESG investing in CRE: Why’s ESG So Popular? ESG…

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Getting back into the office isn’t an easy journey. Keeping team members safe and healthy while at work is a massive responsibility that’s been placed on the commercial industry. CRE’s office industry is actively looking for solutions to the obstacles introduced by COVID. One of the most promising protocols for keeping the workplace sanitized and disinfected is the ‘touchless’ or ‘contactless’ office model. While this is certainly a big deviation from the traditional workspace and a totally new protocol, it’s not like the concept of a touch-free environment is completely…

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Want higher rents and stronger leasing capacities? Before you dive into a huge renovation project or start investing in lux amenities, there’s one easy and markedly less expensive option that really packs a punch. Natural lighting is proving to be an incredibly powerful strategy for increasing returns, attracting new tenants, and retaining the ones you already have. Let’s look at how changing up an asset’s lighting scheme can your boost your commercial real estate game: Benefits of Natural Lighting In terms of health and happiness, natural lighting out beats electric…

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As the U.S. breaks into the market recovery period, everyone is looking to adopt new protocols and policies to cultivate a safe and healthy environment. Business owners and CRE landlords alike are all rushing to get their spaces ready to welcome back occupants for the long haul. Navigating the New Normals But, this isn’t necessarily an easy task. Preventing the spread of illness within a busy commercial asset requires a strengthened network of technology paired with innovative solutions. There’s also the additional challenge of calming the fears and anxiety that…

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After these few unpredictable months, it’s difficult to plan ahead – let alone a year or more down the road. Navigating these unexpected, unprecedented, and largely unimaginable circumstances have put the entire commercial real estate industry on its toes. On the long list of things impacted by the coronavirus is commercial leasing. Interruptions to new deals, lease renewals, and tenant retention were a primary concern for the entire business as the pandemic worsened across the globe. After all, a tenant falling out of a lease can be catastrophic for commercial…

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These 4 Office Perks Might Look a Bit Different When We’re Back to Work Commercial real estate’s office sector has been striving to perfect the workspace design formula for years now. Today’s professional arena revolves around company culture, where office amenities, technology, and lifestyle integrations all merge to cultivate a productive and profitable company. And when the tenants are doing well, so are their commercial landlords. As such, office perks are a big deal within the commercial office arena. However, just like everything else, this trend of workspace innovation has…

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Are You Using Self-Guided Tours? Property showings have been far from smooth during the pandemic period. In times when social distancing is a must and the safer-at-home model was being adopted all over the country, it wasn’t possible to have back-to-back prospects tour an office or multifamily listing. It also wasn’t acceptable to have an agent or a member of the leasing team guide an interested tenant through the property. So, what to do? This question raged through the industry’s mind until finally, a few very creative solutions emerged –…

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The coronavirus pandemic has undoubtedly shaken up every market in the country. While all eyes are on Class A cities to see how the very best in the game are faring during these times, other locations aren’t getting much consideration. In the middle of all of this market-madness, how are opportunity zones doing right now? Opportunity Zones 101 Opportunity zones are officially defined as “economically-distressed communities where new investments, under certain conditions, may be eligible for preferential tax treatment.” This system was introduced with the 2018 Tax Cuts and Jobs…

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Commercial real estate’s industrial sphere has been a winner in the business for years now. Often called the ‘golden child’ of commercial real estate, industrial spaces seem to thrive even when everything else is facing challenges. It’s becoming increasingly clear that warehousing is the way of the future. Riding on the back of e-commerce alone, the industrial space is set up for success. But, in preparation for the anticipated growth, warehouses are undergoing a contemporary makeover. Here are the latest architectural design trends that are impacting the warehousing scene: Increasing…

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Despite all odds, commercial real estate’s student housing sector is faring quite well in these difficult times. As a result of the pandemic, schools and colleges all over the country canceled in-person classes and transitioned into an e-learning model until further notice. Campus amenities are closed, classes took place over Zoom calls, and dormitories closed to mitigate the potential transmission of the coronavirus. For all of these new protocols, there’s no end in sight as the entire country is suspended in a state of uncertainty regarding how to move forward.…

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