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THE BUILD-FOR-RENT TREND: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW
The significant spike in build-for-rent demand has made the single-family residential rental product the fastest-growing trend in homebuilding today. According to the Pew Research Center, more U.S. households are occupied by renters than at any point since the 1960’s. In fact, a new survey from Apartment List found...
CLIMATE CHANGE PART 2: WHAT IT IS & HOW IT IMPACTS COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE
In part 1 of our climate change series, we explored how the real estate and construction sectors are making efforts to reduce their negative impact on the environment, and how climate change impacts investor’s business decisions. In part two, we will discuss the short- and long-term implications of climate change on...
CLIMATE CHANGE PART 1: WHAT IT IS & HOW IT IMPACTS COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE
Climate change is slowly but surely making its devastating impact all over the world. In two parts, we will explore how the real estate and construction sectors are making efforts to reduce their negative impact on the environment, how climate change impacts investor’s business decisions, the short- and long-term...
COLDWELL BANKER COMMERCIAL EXPANDS BROKERAGE AFFILIATES IN THREE STATES, ADDS TO TEAM IN EXPANDING MARKETS
The first half of the year was filled with uncertainty as the U.S. began emerging from under the cloud of a global pandemic. Not only did the economy need to get re-started, but businesses across the country also sought new ways to energize their brand. The commercial real estate industry was no exception to those...
CRYPTOCURRENCY: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW & HOW IT’S IMPACTING COMMERICAL REAL ESTATE
Cryptocurrency is a hot topic amongst investors, entrepreneurs, and essentially anyone involved in technology, business, and/or finance. The use of cryptocurrency is expected to spread into the real estate sector in the coming years. The rise of this digital payment isn’t surprising, given the number of companies...
INFLATION? STAGFLATION? WHAT HAPPENS IF PRICES KEEP CLIMBING?
The following guest post was written by Dan Stiebel, CCIM, of CBC Schmidt Realtors The prevailing thought about the Federal Reserve stimulating the economy with injections of newly printed money, to rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic, is that inflation will be temporary.  The Fed has assured us that as production...
MARKET INSIGHTS: COMING OUT OF PANDEMIC, CRE ACTIVITY HEATS UP MID-YEAR 2021
The numbers for the first half of 2021 show that market activity has resumed, and commercial real estate is recovering ground lost during the COVID-19 pandemic. There was a significant decline in sales and leasing activity at the outset of the pandemic in 2020 and although there has been a subsequent spike in...
CBC BLOG: VALUE OF CCIM DESIGNATION
The success and growth of CBC Worldwide is directly correlated to its people. That talent, dedication and expertise is contributed by more than 2,000 professionals at 200 companies throughout the U.S. and internationally. Currently,140 of the brand’s brokerage professionals have earned the prestigious Certified...
THE 2021 STUDENT HOUSING MARKET PASSES WITH FLYING COLORS
The following post was written by Dan Spiegel, Managing Director, Coldwell Banker Commercial As most students resume in-person learning this fall, there are several implications for the commercial real estate market. From private schools to higher education institutions, the world of academia is turning a new page...
THE KEY RETAIL SEGMENTS FOR BRICK-AND-MORTAR GROWTH
The following post was written by Dan Spiegel, Managing Director, Coldwell Banker Commercial For the battered retail sector, 2021 seems to have good things in-store. Just recently, the National Retail Federation issued a revised forecast for the year, anticipating that retail sales will now grow between 10.5% and...