Author: Kelsi Borland

  • Real Estate Fintechs Try Their Hand at Solving the Housing Crisis

    Real Estate Fintechs Try Their Hand at Solving the Housing Crisis

    The US is in the midst of a housing crisis. Home prices have become unattainable—a problem that will only be exacerbated by rising interest rates—and nearly half of apartment renters pay 30% or more of their income on rent. Almost all experts, conservative and progressive alike, agree that the high cost of housing is the…

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  • Industrial Developers Are Suddenly Facing Headwinds

    Industrial Developers Are Suddenly Facing Headwinds

    Over the last decade, the industrial sector has become the most dominant force in the commercial real estate market. Long before the pandemic, the asset class was crowned the industry’s darling, and since the pandemic, user demand and investor appetite have intensified, resulting in an unprecedented level of growth. For the last decade, the market…

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  • Why CRE Developers Should Be Watching Big Tech’s Moves

    Why CRE Developers Should Be Watching Big Tech’s Moves

    It is hardly a secret that Big Tech has an outsized impact on the global economy, but exactly how big of an impact was revealed during the 2020 pandemic. As countries closed their borders, international flights grounded, businesses closed shop and people stayed home, while the digital landscape did just the opposite. It expanded. Internet…

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  • Shopping Malls Are a Blank Canvas of Opportunity for Real Estate Developers

    Shopping Malls Are a Blank Canvas of Opportunity for Real Estate Developers

    In a 1999 interview with Wired, Jeff Bezos boldly predicted, “Strip malls are history.” As it turned out, he was the one to kill them.

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  • How CRE Developers Can Beat NIMBYists

    How CRE Developers Can Beat NIMBYists

    Getting a commercial real estate development across the finish line is no easy feat. The list of challenges is long, with developers battling everything from site selection, entitlements and design to construction costs and supply chain disruptions—but if developers had to choose a single archnemesis, the one impediment that gives even the most experienced players…

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  • Emerging Markets Steal Commercial Real Estate Construction Spotlight

    Emerging Markets Steal Commercial Real Estate Construction Spotlight

    “If you build it, they will come.”

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  • Data Centers Are the New Target for Commercial Real Estate Investors

    Data Centers Are the New Target for Commercial Real Estate Investors

    Your head may not be in the clouds, but all of your stuff probably is. 

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  • What CRE Players Need to Know About That Historic Interest Rate Hike

    What CRE Players Need to Know About That Historic Interest Rate Hike

    Last week, The Federal Reserve increased the Federal Funds Rate, its benchmark short-term interest rate, by 75 basis points. It was the largest single interest rate hike in nearly three decades, and the stunning news rippled through the financial sector, sending stock exchanges into a bear market, souring investment outlook and increasing the risk of…

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  • Commercial Real Estate Technology Is the Best Hedge Against Inflation

    Commercial Real Estate Technology Is the Best Hedge Against Inflation

    Commercial real estate is a well-known inflationary hedge. During periods of inflation, investors turn to real property because it’s a tangible asset with stable income that can be adjusted to offset rising prices. It’s absolutely a safe haven—but it isn’t completely immune to inflationary pressure. 

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