Navigating current business insurance claim loss strategies
Nearly every business has incurred some kind of economic loss associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, which in some cases has proven to be as detrimental…
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Coming in from the cold: Expect more spec development in the freezer/cooler market
The pandemic has produced two forces pressing on the demand for cold storage real estate. On the positive side, most experts believe that food and…
Satellites and metroburbs: The future of the suburban office
Generations ago, the suburbs were king with massive, low-slung office properties developed to be closer to where their workers lived. With views of hills and…
Dennis Bernard: Southeastern Michigan in good shape to ride out economic challenges
Dennis Bernard has worked in the Detroit commercial real estate industry for decades. Like others working through the COVID-19 pandemic, he wonders what impact the…
A world of unknowns: Michigan and Ohio multifamily owners tackle uncertainty in the age of COVID-19
Multifamily is one of the top-performing commercial sectors today, showing true resilience in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. But the real challenges lie in…
Increasing multifamily renovation ROI in a time of COVID-19
For multifamily investors, improving ROI from apartment properties is more urgent now than ever before. Value-add renovation projects can produce high ROI by allowing property…
Chicago-based real estate firm donating administrative fees to COVID-19 relief
To support communities under duress during this time, Chicago-based private equity real estate firm, Origin Investments, is donating 100 percent of its administrative fees through…
What will our post-COVID offices look like?
As communities around the country unveil their plans for reopening central business districts, the question on the minds of everyone who owns, manages or advises…
Prepare for re-entry: Eight facility maintenance steps for reopening commercial properties
Across the country, states are in various phases of re-entry and preparing their plans to roll back stay-at-home orders that were put in place to…
CREW-St. Louis survey: COVID-19 has changed the way everyone is working
The COVID-19 pandemic has altered the way commercial real estate professionals work. An informal survey conducted by CREW-St. Louis left little doubt that work and…