Posts Tagged ‘Commercial Real Estate’
The Next CRE Frontier: Recruiting Artificial Intelligence and Big Data to Boost Projects’ Performance
Alexa, get me our tenant mix recommendations. OK, maybe it’s a stretch to think Amazon’s digital assistant will be providing commercial real estate insights anytime soon, but these days, more commercial real estate investors are turning to Big Data and artificial intelligence to help produce forecasts and valuable insights on property performance, long-term tenant behaviors,…
Read MoreAtlanta’s DomestiCITY Wants to Make Affordable Housing Attractive for Tenants & Investors
For a century, low-income urban housing projects in the United States have shared a common aesthetic: imposing, characterless high-rise buildings with little sense of place or personality. That’s because urban planners have been almost entirely focused on economics and replicability as they stripped away any non-essential components, which led to boring cookie-cutter designs. The City…
Read MoreOpportunity Zones Yield Big Capital Gains Savings
A new federal program will soon allow investors to save big money on capital gains taxes — if they’re willing to take a risk on economically depressed areas and lock up investments for 5 years or more. State governors nominated up to 25% of their low-income community census tracts for federal Opportunity Zone status, and…
Read MoreSuccess Story: A bold housing vision pays off in Atlanta
Centennial Place is one of Atlanta’s most prized commercial properties and a groundbreaking model for urban community development. It features more than 700 mixed-income rental units and 40 mixed-income for-sale townhomes made possible through mixed financing. But, on that site, a crumbling housing project in an unsafe neighborhood once stood. It’s been more than 20…
Read MoreHow Developers Can Tap into the Atlanta Brewing Boom
Something’s brewing in Atlanta. And it tastes like opportunity for real estate developers as much as for craft beer lovers. Fueled by a string of recent state and local law changes, the Atlanta brewing boom is poised to fire up the local commercial real estate market and crack open new business opportunities. Like brewers, developers…
Read MoreHow Can Future Generations Inspire Commercial Development?
Planning commercial developments that will succeed now and in the future means designing projects that can appeal across generations. Generational differences impact where people live, work, shop and play. Every generation has unique characteristics, workstyles and consumer behavior. From Baby Boomers to millennials and the coming Generation Z, here are some key distinctions to remember…
Read MoreTransforming Abandoned Malls with Apartments, Hotels and More
Landlords are revamping retail strategies to avoid being left with obsolete or abandoned malls, often adding nontraditional tenants to the mix.
Read MoreConstruction Industry Outlook After the Hurricanes: Expect Lasting Impact
This year’s hurricane season will affect the construction industry outlook, likely leading to a more competitive market — along with greater opportunity.
Read MoreA/C, Plumbing and…Data? Using the IoT in Commercial Real Estate
IoT in commercial real estate is a game changer. Understanding how to use this technology effectively can give owners a big competitive advantage.
Read MoreCost Segregation Studies: 3 Ways to Get the Biggest Benefit
Cost segregation studies are a wonderful tax planning tool, but they can sometimes do more harm than good. Learn more about the common pitfalls.
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