New York Times, Oct. 3, 2023As companies with hybrid work forces reduce square footage, universities see an opportunity to buy buildings at bargain prices.Click here for more. (subscription)
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America Can Solve its Housing Crisis by Following Tokyo’s Example
Business Insider, Oct. 4, 2023–Eliza RelmanIn September, when New York City Mayor Eric Adams unveiled his plan to build 100,000 new homes, he pointed enviously to Tokyo’s ability to keep …
The Apartment Market is Hitting a Construction Lull
Wall Street Journal, Oct. 2, 2023–Will ParkerMany of the cranes crowding skylines from Phoenix to Denver and Dallas will soon come down. They are likely to stay down for a …
Investors Who Sold S.F. Properties Are Coming Back — to Buy the Same Buildings They Offloaded
San Francisco Chronicle, Sept. 29, 2023-Laura WaxmannAt the height of San Francisco’s tech boom in 2018, a real estate private equity firm run by one of Hong Kong’s richest families …
White House Defines ‘Zero-Emission’ Buildings, Hoping More Get Built
The Washington Post, Sept. 28, 2023-Maxine Joselow The Biden administration on Thursday will define what amounts to a “zero-emission” building, establishing a new national standard in an effort to tackle …
Why Don’t We Just Build New Cities?
The Atlantic, Sept. 27, 2023-Jerusalem DemsasYearning for a blank slate crosses the ideological spectrum—but sooner or later, new places will face the same old problems.Click here to read (subscription)
Opinion: Just Look At Why It’s So Hard to Turn Offices Into Homes
Washington Post, Sept. 27, 2023–Editorial BoardMost major cities have about 20 percent of their office space vacant and only about 2 percent currently undergoing a conversion, according to real estate …
Pro-Housing Zoning Policy Gains Traction Nationally — But Runs Into Barriers
Commercial Observer, Sept. 27, 2023–Logan NagelGovernments across the country are addressing the housing crisis via one of the more powerful levers available to them: zoning policy. That can take the …
Opinion: Just Look At Why It’s So Hard to Turn Offices Into Homes
Washington Post, Sept. 27, 2023–Editorial BoardMost major cities have about 20 percent of their office space vacant and only about 2 percent currently undergoing a conversion, according to real estate …
CRE Lenders Respond to Uncertainty With Extensions
GlobeSt.com, Sept. 21, 2023–Erik ShermanAbout $5.65 billion in loans have been extended so far in 2023, says Trepp.Click here for more. (subscription)