09
Jun
2020
Cold Storage in a Post-Covid World
Posted On June 9, 2020  By Alex Langerman  And has No Comment

Empty grocery shelves. Shuttered meat processing facilities. Overbooked grocery delivery services. The COVID-19 crisis pushed our food supply system to its limit. The critical behind-the-scenes component holding it together: cold storage. Cold storage is the infrastructure and real estate subsector consisting of large refrigerated warehouses. These […]

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05
Jun
2020
Preparing for a New Normal in Commercial Real Estate
Posted On June 5, 2020  By Shawn Moura, Ph.D.  And has No Comment

The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated social and economic changes that were underway before the outbreak, while also leading consumers, workers and employers to adopt new preferences and behaviors. Collectively, these changes will require that commercial real estate firms adopt new approaches to design, customer relations and […]

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05
Jun
2020
Is the World Ready for Autonomous Vehicles?
Posted On June 5, 2020  By Trey Barrineau  And has No Comment

In November 2019, the NAIOP Research Foundation released a report that examined how autonomous vehicles (AVs) could impact the commercial real estate industry in the years ahead, as well as the steps currently being taken by local governments to prepare for that future. The report’s author, […]

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03
Jun
2020
10 Renovations to Consider Before Reopening the Office
Posted On June 3, 2020  By Clay Edwards  And has 3 Comments

As offices are set to reopen across the country over the next few months, many companies are considering all their options to make the workplace as safe and healthy as possible for returning employees. Companies will need to do more than put hand sanitizer dispensers everywhere […]

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03
Jun
2020
California Facing Commercial Foreclosures and Bankruptcy Crisis
Posted On June 3, 2020  By Toby Burke  And has No Comment

There is legislation moving through the California Senate that would devastate the commercial real estate industry and upend the landlord-tenant relationship. SB 939, sponsored by Senator Scott Weiner (D-San Francisco), would provide commercial tenants with new rights and allow them to pay no rent for an […]

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01
Jun
2020
Office Tenants Feel Optimistic – CRE Searches Uptick in April and May
Posted On June 1, 2020  By Diana Sabau  And has No Comment

One way to gauge the effects of the lockdown on the real estate industry is by tracking online activity. According to Google Trends data, the popularity of key search terms for office listings saw an important drop with the onset of the COVID-19 crisis. However, more […]

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29
May
2020
Supply Chain Disruptions During the COVID-19 Crisis
Posted On May 29, 2020  By Richard B. Tucker  And has No Comment

Governments at all levels are trying to deal with the health effects of the coronavirus, including racing to store and deliver tests and protective personal equipment where they are needed. But that highlights an ongoing problem: As workers stay home and consumers shift their spending patterns, […]

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27
May
2020
NAIOP May Coronavirus Impact Survey Reveals Modest Improvement in Conditions for Development
Posted On May 27, 2020  By Shawn Moura, Ph.D.  And has 5 Comments

Last week, NAIOP conducted its second survey of its U.S. members on how the coronavirus has affected their businesses and local markets. The survey results reveal the continued effects of the outbreak and how commercial real estate firms’ response to the outbreak has evolved since April. […]

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22
May
2020
Stimulus, Safety and Shifts
Posted On May 22, 2020  By Jennifer LeFurgy, Ph.D.  And has No Comment

Economist Douglas Holtz-Eakin Gives his Take on the U.S. Economy and the Government’s Unparalleled Response The global coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc on the U.S. economy and caused disruptions of historic proportions. “We’re facing a very different crisis than the one in 2008, which was essentially […]

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21
May
2020
The Fourth “C” of Credit: COVID
Posted On May 21, 2020  By Yvan Repka  And has No Comment

Rethinking the way loans will be underwritten in a post-COVID environment The effects of the coronavirus on the other three Cs (collateral, cash flow and credit) have been swift and, in many cases, painful. This pandemic has caused a “reset” in the minds of many Canadian […]

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