Clear Thinking for Real Estate Leaders
Commercial property owners face some daunting challenges, as I discussed in a recent article, which makes me bearish on REITs overall right now. A credit crunch is spiking just as property market conditions are softening – a deadly combination for many owners. Broad expectations of an economic downtown, if not a recession, portend even tougher …
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The Fed may be done with rate hikes in this cycle, meaning interest rates could soon begin to retreat. Should REIT investors rejoice? Not so fast. My analysis and views on Seeking Alpha.
Remote working is still upending the office property sector. In an article I wrote for Real Estate Issues in 2021, I considered the early evidence that working from home and hybrid work arrangements were likely to be lasting legacies of the pandemic.1 Two years later, the “will they or won’t they return to the office“ …
What drives successful brick-and-mortar retail today? What lessons can be learned from outperformers that can help owners improve their retail centers or plan better ones? How do shopping centers thrive alongside the convenience of e-commerce? And how can cities and towns help support successful retail development in their downtowns and in neighborhoods? I was pleased …
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Office markets are increasingly challenging. Vacancies are rising, and tenants are extra choosy about where and what they will lease. Firms are looking for newer buildings that offer accessible locations, first-class amenities and services, appealing designs, and functional layouts. And probably most important, with our memories still scarred from pandemic fears, tenants demand buildings perceived …
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I’m pleased to have returned again this year as the lead writer for Emerging Trends in Real Estate, released last week by PwC and the Urban Land Institute. Despite the challenges of cyclical headwinds and shifting industry dynamics, industry participants remain largely optimistic and “take the long view.” One of our key themes for 2023. …
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Cities and Property Markets Will Never Be the Same. Looks like we’ll be working from home for a while longer. A lot longer. We’ve learned a lot in the last two years about working remotely and adapted our homes to be functional workplaces. Plus, our employers have upgraded their infrastructure to facilitate remote working, often …
I’m proud to have served as the lead writer for “Emerging Trends in Real Estate 2022” jointly released last week by the Urban Land Institute and PwC. Key themes in this year’s report: “Surprising Resilience, Booming Economy, Worrying Risks.” Following tradition, the report lays out ten top trends of relevance to the property sector including the impacts of working from home, growing …
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Americans didn’t move far, but property market impact may be profound Newspapers last spring were filled with stories of empty downtowns as firms converted overnight to remote working, freeing office workers from the grind of their daily commutes. Not needing to report to the workplace, countless office workers, especially in tech and finance, moved to …
A Dynamic Property Sector Faces Painful Adjustments and a Bifurcated Recovery Despite wholly different market dynamics, the office property sector is confronting some challenging adjustments coming out of the pandemic that eerily mirror those buffeting the retail sector. American office workers are preparing to venture out from their home offices and return to their company …
