Americas The megastorm era: Why the real estate industry is dragging its heels on pricing weather risk, and what can be done about it More people. More property. More storms. How can the real estate industry prepare its assets, through design or adaptation, for this new world of megacities and megastorms?
Americas Mainstreaming financial disclosures The Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures stresses the need to price climate-change risk into capital markets in a transparent way.
Americas A moderating trend: Global investors are indicating a mild pullback in 2019 allocations to real estate, amidst weakening sentiment Planned new capital commitments to real estate are forecast to be approximately 15 percent lower than actual commitments in 2018, according to the 2019 Institutional Investors Real Estate Trends report.
Americas Pointing the way: Using behavioral science to generate value for real estate developments, communities and cities Behavioral features that affect our choices are everywhere, and harnessing their power can have a strong impact on enhancing the overall value of real estate projects and cities.
Americas Sustainability: Can we maintain the current world order? Perhaps the most important issue facing the world related to sustainability is how sustainable the current world order is.
Americas Investors place $182b in real estate in 2018 A record $182 billion of capital was raised for investment into real estate around the world in 2018.
Americas MetaProp co-founders release book on proptech space A new book by MetaProp co-founders Aaron Block and Zach Aarons provides an introduction to the real estate technology startup scene.
Americas U.S. adds 196,000 jobs in March, exceeding expectations The U.S. economy added 196,000 jobs in March, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.8 percent.
Americas U.S. economic expansion nears 10 years The U.S. economy is at full employment and GDP growth accelerated in 2018, but many have begun to worry about a future recession.
Americas U.S. retail completions to remain on par with 2018 In 2019, retail completions are expected to remain on par with 2018.
Americas Investors look to identify size of opportunity zone market A recent report from Yardi Matrix attempts to quantify the potential size of the opportunity zone market, looking at the multifamily, office and self-storage sectors.
Americas Sustainable warehouses: Investment in environmentally sound industrial facilities More than a decade after “green building” became one of the hottest topics in real estate, it remains a key focus and pursuit within the industry — including industrial real estate.
Americas Midwestern winners: Thriving metros show the region is more than a Rust Belt Despite declining demographics, harsh winters and fiscal profligacy in its largest state, some large Midwestern conurbations are thriving, while certain sections of hard-hit metros are flourishing.
Americas Storm brewing: Co-working operators vs. real estate veterans A storm is developing in the co-working office space sector, and the likes of WeWork Cos. and Regus may feel a brush of wind on their cheeks this year.
