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You’ve likely read about, heard about, or encountered the word — PropTech. These days, PropTech is one of the biggest buzzwords in commercial real estate. But how much do you actually know about PropTech? In this article, we’ll dive into PropTech and the relevant information about the term.
Driverless cars are everywhere. Now, the autonomous car trend is spreading across the world. So, we need to prepare for the changes that these vehicles could cause. Whether on the road or in your home, driverless cars will begin to affect your day-to-day life.
Today’s consumers want to ensure that their purchase makes a difference. Buying from a main street shop offers a connection to local business owners and artisans and gives consumers a real sense of their impact on their community.
In today’s business climate, accurate and relevant information is crucial for commercial real estate investing success. You could be in real trouble if you don’t know the local market. Despite this fact, commercial real estate is a sector favorite among investors, with its relatively strong returns with only minimal to moderate risk.
Regarding the new boomtowns… are secondary cities the new black? Before you write the idea off, hear us out. As more traditional, “mainstream” cities in the United States become saturated, commercial real estate investors are shifting their eyes and focusing more on cities outside this top tier.
The Coldwell Banker Commercial brand is pleased to welcome Dan Spiegel as its managing director. In his role, Dan will be responsible for implementing strategy for the business, running daily operations and growing the Coldwell Banker Commercial network.
Given the state of today’s climate, we, as commercial real estate professionals, are at the forefront of climate change risk brought on by greenhouse gas emissions. As such, we owe it to ourselves and our future generations to reduce the impact of our properties — and help out of clients, in the process.
With cities and other urban areas now home to more than half of the world’s population, it comes as no surprise that physical space is at a premium. This has caused costs to rise and made finding a place to live seriously challenging. To put it simply, one solution is to downsize and go small with tiny apartments or micro-units.
We have been barraged by negative headlines this past year, of which company has filed for bankruptcy, or which mall is now a ghost town. However, it seems that experts in the industry think the retail sector is simply in a transitionary period where evolution is extremely important.
The 2018 year-end Coldwell Banker Commercial® award recipients have been announced! Congratulations to all of the awards winners in the numerous Coldwell Banker Commercial® company, office and affiliated professional categories. The award winners will be recognized at the 2019 Coldwell Banker Commercial Global Conference taking place in Las Vegas on March 18-20.