Author: Kelsi Borland

  • Multifamily Developers, Be Prepared: Zoning Regulations Are Changing

    Multifamily Developers, Be Prepared: Zoning Regulations Are Changing

    The national housing crisis is a complex problem in need of a complex solution—but there is no resolution without new construction. The cornerstone of the housing crisis is simply a lack of supply, and to correct it, developers need an incentive to build. The government is stepping up at every level to help provide such…

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  • How Developers Can Pivot as Industrial Growth Decelerates

    How Developers Can Pivot as Industrial Growth Decelerates

    For the last decade, the real estate industry has watched the industrial sector in awe. Industrial has evolved into the most coveted asset class with seemingly unstoppable growth and tremendously attractive yields. The pandemic only served to amplify industrial activity due to increased online shopping and the ecommerce industry’s voracious appetite for warehouse and logistics…

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  • Alternative Prospects: 3 Niche Property Sectors Are Thriving

    Alternative Prospects: 3 Niche Property Sectors Are Thriving

    During a bull market, estate investors don’t have to look far to find an opportunity. When the market is behind you, capital seems to reproduce, no matter the deal. Bear markets, on the other hand, take a little more finesse. In addition to adhering to core investment practices and conservative underwriting standards, investors must consider…

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  • Multifamily Durability Spells Big Opportunities for Developers

    Multifamily Durability Spells Big Opportunities for Developers

    The multifamily sector is a long-time investor favorite. Regardless of the economic climate, people prioritize housing as a basic need, giving multifamily a lot of investment durability through up and down cycles. Today, that durability has been amplified by a severe supply-demand imbalance and an inflated housing market. As a result, Ed Chazen, senior lecturer…

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  • Will Cap Rates Rise? It Depends on the Asset Class.

    Will Cap Rates Rise? It Depends on the Asset Class.

    For better or worse, real estate investors live and die by the cap rate. A cap rate is the single most ubiquitous representation of yield in real estate investment, and for the last two decades, they have trended in one direction: down. 

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  • Redefining “Normal” Commercial Real Estate Fundamentals

    Redefining “Normal” Commercial Real Estate Fundamentals

    Commercial real estate investors and developers are suffering from a bout of whiplash. The last year has been disorienting, with runaway inflation, a rapid increase in interest rates, and most recently, destabilization in the regional banking sector. The abrupt change in market fundamentals has justifiably spurred rampant uncertainty, and as a result, many investors and…

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  • Data Opens Big Doors for Small Real Estate Developers

    Data Opens Big Doors for Small Real Estate Developers

    Data and analytics are the cornerstone of the technological revolution in commercial real estate. The information gleaned through data and automation gives real estate organizations unique insights—and knowing what others don’t is a valuable competitive advantage. Although real estate is known for its glacial adoption of new technology and innovation, companies have quickly understood the…

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  • Technology Is Fueling CRE Development’s Most Valuable Asset: Workers

    Technology Is Fueling CRE Development’s Most Valuable Asset: Workers

    Americans are conspicuously familiar with the idiom “There is no substitute for hard work.” Hard work is a uniquely American pastime. Since World War II, labor productivity growth has contributed 2.2% annually to economic growth and driven 1.7% annual gains in real income. Labor is the biggest line item on a company’s balance sheet and…

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  • How Real Estate Project Managers Are Using Technology to Produce Better Outcomes

    How Real Estate Project Managers Are Using Technology to Produce Better Outcomes

    Real estate project managers are on the front of new development. The job requires seamlessly coordinating various moving parts, and the goal is always flawless execution: delivering on time and on budget with as few missteps as possible. 

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