Perspectives
Our Deep Divisions
Political Polarization was listed as the #7 issue in the 2021-22 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate® by The Counselors of Real Estate®. There seems to be nothing new about America’s political...
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Affordable Housing Discrimination in America
Housing Supply and Affordability was listed as the #6 issue in the 2021-22 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate® by The Counselors of Real Estate®. When I wrote on this same topic a year ago, there...
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New Infrastructure Imperatives Emerge
Infrastructure: New Imperatives Emerge was listed as the #5 issue in the 2021-22 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate® by The Counselors of Real Estate®. The COVID-19 pandemic, climate change,...
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Last Mile Logistics: On Time and In Full
Logistics was listed as the #4 issue in the 2021-22 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate® by The Counselors of Real Estate®. Introduction Logistics conjures images of the brown UPS delivery...
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From Materiality to Risk Mitigation: ESG at A Tipping Point for Real Estate
ESG at a Tipping Point was listed as the #3 issue in the 2021-22 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate® by The Counselors of Real Estate®. Introduction Environmental, social, and governance...
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Pushed Off the Diving Board: Accelerated Tech Adoption in the Golden Age of the Late Adopter
Technology Acceleration and Innovation was listed as the #2 issue in the 2021-22 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate® by The Counselors of Real Estate®. Technology once again makes our Top Ten...
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Will COVID-Accelerated Mobility Patterns Endure, Changing the Built Environment as We Know It?
Remote Work & Mobility was listed as the #1 issue in the 2021-22 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate® by The Counselors of Real Estate®. Introduction COVID-19’s disruption during 2020...
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New York Tomorrow
“You can never step into the same river twice, since the river keeps changing and you keep changing.” The ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus could have been referring to New York. He would...
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Office is the New Retail: A Dynamic Property Sector Faces Painful Adjustments and a Bifurcated Recovery
Despite wholly different market dynamics, the office property sector is confronting some challenging adjustments coming out of the pandemic that eerily mirror those buffeting the retail...
