St. Paul’s effort to revive its downtown is built around a nonprofit development corporation that takes on projects private developers have deemed too risky or unprofitable. This approach, modeled after similar strategies in other cities, signals a new way for distressed urban markets to begin recovering when traditional investment stalls. After the pandemic, the expectation ...
Many would-be investors assume Santa Fe’s commercial real estate market is reserved for deep-pocketed developers or industry insiders. In reality, smaller investors are finding viable opportunities, often by setting aside the conventional wisdom that keeps others on the sidelines. Tai Bixby, a senior associate at Real Estate Advisors LLC and a 20-year veteran of Santa ...
Across the New York metropolitan region, higher interest rates are making it harder for traditional commercial real estate investors to justify acquisitions, slowing investment sales and changing who is driving transactions. Jason Horowitz, Broker of Record at Triforce Commercial Real Estate, says many properties that once attracted investor demand no longer produce viable returns at ...
As artificial intelligence becomes capable of replicating voices, generating content, and creating convincing digital personas, real estate professionals with authentic personal brands and industry credibility hold a clear advantage that AI cannot easily duplicate. James Huang, Managing Director of Commercial Real Estate at RESAAS Services Inc., says the rise of AI-generated content is making trust ...
Major real estate companies are increasingly restricting access to their proprietary databases. Data ownership now outweighs transaction volume or brand recognition as the primary source of competitive advantage. James Huang, Managing Director of Commercial Real Estate at RESAAS Services Inc., says the shift is dividing the industry between firms with extensive private data assets and ...
The commercial real estate market is splitting into two distinct segments: routine, commoditized transactions and specialized opportunities that demand deep regulatory knowledge. The split is creating an advantage for brokers willing to take on deals that most agents avoid due to regulatory complexity. Jason Horowitz, Broker of Record at Triforce Commercial Real Estate, notes that ...
Office tenants are increasingly choosing mixed-use locations over traditional office buildings, driven by employee expectations for amenities and convenience. Companies now consider access to dining, retail, and services within walking distance a key factor in attracting and retaining talent. “People like to work and live and have everything in one,” says Erica Nguyen, Senior Commercial ...
Stress in commercial real estate lending is not distributed evenly across the banking sector. Institutions with assets between $2 billion and $50 billion are generating a disproportionate share of distressed asset liquidation mandates in the Midwest and Southeast, according to Edward Durnil, President and CEO of Tranzon Asset Advisors. The pattern suggests that a lender’s ...
The belief that self-storage is a simple, low-maintenance real estate investment is both inaccurate and increasingly risky, according to Luke Shardlow, CEO of Ai Lean. Shardlow argues that the business requires sophistication across collections, regulatory compliance, pricing, and risk management, factors that are becoming critical as the industry consolidates and competition intensifies. “There is a ...
In Northern New Jersey, tighter bank lending standards have steered developers away from speculative single-family homes and toward projects with reliable rental income. According to Robert Abbott, President and Broker of Record at Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Abbott Realtors, banks in Bergen and Rockland counties are now reluctant to finance projects without a built-in rental income ...
Amery, Wisconsin, about an hour from Minneapolis–St. Paul is one of many small cities actively seeking housing and business development. Unlike rural towns that merely express interest in growth, Amery is putting land and incentives directly on the table. The city owns nearly 20 acres of developable land within its limits, fully serviced with water, ...
Finding land in Pinal County and envisioning a new subdivision, data center, or solar farm is only the beginning. Many first-time developers expect a simple process: submit plans, get approval, and start building. In reality, the path to breaking ground is filled with regulatory requirements, technical studies, and potential pitfalls that can stretch timelines from ...
Connecticut brought together 60 to 70 stakeholders — including environmental attorneys, licensed environmental professionals, consultants, and municipal representatives — who met monthly from December 2020 through May 2025 to draft regulations replacing the state’s longstanding Transfer Act. The process was exhaustive and detailed. While the group quickly agreed on major principles, such as moving from ...
Connecticut’s urban centers are filled with vacant, decaying industrial sites that companies have kept off the market for decades to avoid the state’s Transfer Act requirements. These abandoned properties represent missed opportunities for density and walkability in the very locations where the state wants to encourage growth. A new release-based cleanup system, set to take ...
Regulatory pressure is pushing lenders to resolve troubled commercial loans, prompting some highly leveraged property owners to sell and creating opportunities for cash buyers. For the past several years, commercial real estate lenders and borrowers have relied on loan modifications and maturity extensions to delay recognizing losses on struggling properties. This practice, widely known as ...
