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Evolving the Office Space: How Commercial Spaces Are Adapting for Hybrid Employees

Workplaces have changed significantly recently. In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic led many companies to send their employees home until governments deemed it was safe to return. Some thought remote work was only a temporary solution, but the last three years have shown telework is here to stay. Remote work has become increasingly popular and companies… Read more

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The Office Real Estate Market: From COVID Disruption to Uncertain Future

The Pre-COVID Decline Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. office real estate market had been subject to contraction for approximately a decade as businesses tried to lower overhead by implementing various “open office” concepts such as hoteling and/or hot-desking.  The results of these methods have been mixed, with prime locations still maintaining their luster… Read more

How Using Property Management Software Can Increase Your Rental Property Income

Real estate investors who want to make more money on their rental property can increase rent, decrease costs, or work more efficiently. Over the past ten years, rental rates have increased by 31%. Renters typically pay 30% to 35% of their income on housing.1 Increasing rent would therefore be difficult to justify. In addition, construction… Read more

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Using ESG to Improve Your Investment Outcomes

While the ESG movement continues to evolve through a two-steps-forward, one-step-backward mode in US politics, pressure from investors continues to grow – and while some large firms have built up their ESG staffing, many small to mid-size investment firms have been left to sort through a confusing mix of changing frameworks and standards. Meanwhile, investors… Read more

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Active Versus Passive Real Estate Appreciation in Real Estate Litigation

Introduction In the context of partnership disputes or marital dissolution, there may be situations where an appraiser is asked to consider whether real estate appreciation over a period of time is the result of active management decisions versus passive market forces, requiring an appraiser to consider the concept of active versus passive appreciation/depreciation. Evaluating a… Read more

Global Outlook Edition Perspectives

Latin American Shopping Centers are “Staying Alive”

Shopping Centers in Latin America Offer Customers “Happiness in this Life” and Democratic Values – Tips to Learn from Latam for Your Shopping Mall Shopping Malls1 in Latin America are full of people and fully leased to pre-pandemic levels. How can this be?  The sociopolitical unrest in Latin America creates a roller coaster ride of highs and lows of inflation, currency fluctuation and political uncertainty, however, despite these... Read More