Real Estate Blog
Here are 5 industrial markets to keep an eye on and why
Industrial markets across the U.S. — in primary and tertiary cities, coastal markets and landlocked metros alike — have experienced record-breaking years in the past couple of years.
Milwaukee companies testing ‘Airbnb-meets-WeWork’ startup to rent flex space
Early next year, SafeNet Consulting is considering ditching its downtown Milwaukee co-working space in favor of a new, more flexible workspace option in a move that represents the evolving “future of work.”
The information technology consulting firm has signed on as an early local customer of Radious, a flexible workplace booking platform started in Portland, Oregon, that chose Milwaukee as its second market for expansion starting this week.
Radious is like a mix between Airbnb and WeWork, according…
127-year-old Cherokee Triangle church to get new use
The developer considered turning the historic church into a restaurant concept, similar to Noche Mexican BBQ on Bardstown Road. But the firm settled on something it says will be a better fit for the neighborhood.
Columbus affordable housing need creates market for small developers, but barriers linger
As Columbus works to address its affordable housing shortage, leaders hope to lean on small- and mid-sized developers and give them more incentive to build residential units at all price points.
Real estate diversity program recruiting Boston-area students for second cohort
This real estate program for Boston students is trying to increase diversity in a historically homogeneous industry.
Aerial view: Samsung starts work on 1,200-acre site in Taylor, Texas
Drone photos taken by the Austin Business Journal in late June show initial work being done at the roughly 1,200-acre site for the transformative project in Taylor, about 40 miles northeast of Austin. The facility is expected to be 6 million square feet when completed.
Tarrant County new luxury market still ‘particularly hot’
There’s a cluster of new luxury home developments in West Fort Worth that have been particularly hot. These include Montrechet, Montserrat and La Cantera.
Rent hikes in Dallas-Fort Worth are outpacing the nation
Rents in Dallas are up by 17% year-over-year and 22.8% since the start of the pandemic in March 2020, outpacing the national average on both accounts. Inflation is currently at its highest rate in 40 years, and rapidly rising housing costs are a key contributor, according to rental platform Apartment List.
Thought Leader Forum: Changing the housing supply chain
Housing prices here in Washington and across the United States continue to outpace income across the United States with no end in sight. The recent panel discussed an alternative way to supply the affordable housing demand while reducing cost, sequestering carbon emissions, utilizing data and modernizing construction. The Forterra-led Forest to Home initiative replaces traditional carbon-intensive building practices and materials – and creates a local, sustainable supply chain that yields a triple…
Other cities are turning offices into housing. Why not Boston?
The mayor wants to revitalize downtown through office-to-residential conversions. Real estate leaders say they're interested. But transforming offices into housing is a tough task in a city as old and expensive as this one, with a life sciences industry eager to gobble up real estate, according to experts.