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Real estate crowdfunding is currently one of the most popular ways to raise capital for real estate investments. In April of 2012, crowdfunding burst on to the scene with the inception of the “Jumpstart Our Business Act” also known as JOBS. This act was signed into law under former President Barack Obama.
When Coldwell Banker Commercial Eberhardt & Barry opened its doors in 1970, central Georgia’s textile industry occupied much of the large-scale industrial real estate in Macon and central Georgia. Today, Art Barry III, co-owner and son of the firm’s founder, is revitalizing the area’s industrial real estate business.
According to the 2019 Commercial Real Estate Outlook’s survey of 500 global investors, industrial, along with other “nontraditional REITs,” is the only asset not trading at a discount of its net value. That is despite growing global uncertainty due to U.S. tariffs and Britain’s exit from the Euro.
The past decade has seen several events and natural disasters, including an oil spill, multiple hurricanes, and a nation-wide recession. As a result, the commercial real estate landscape in the 5 coastal states along the Gulf of Mexico and the I-10 Corridor has emerged with more opportunity than ever before.
If you take a look around, it’s easy to see that online retail has become increasingly competitive. Gaps and niches in the market are filled, and there seems to be a shiny, new brand catering to every market segment out there.
Big data analysis and applied data science techniques to databases are certainly nothing new, but their application in the commercial real estate space is. Commercial real estate is a huge industry—$12 trillion, to be exact—so the ability to make a better decision through data can save both time and money.
Every industry has its own lingo, but there are some fields that really have a lot of jargon – and commercial real estate is definitely one of those fields. If you don’t have a background in CRE or CRE experience, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed.
If you spend any time at all in the commercial real estate world, you’ve probably heard and seen terms like green, clean energy and sustainability all over the place. But are you really sure about what these terms mean, or how they’re applied?
For years, modern and flexible office spaces were the stomping grounds of small, boutique startups and the self-employed creative types. And, while those groups still play a large role in the market, larger and more traditional companies are now beginning to see the benefits of flexible office spaces.
It comes as no surprise that many brick-and-mortar retail outlets have reported an overall dip in sales, thanks to the prevalence and mass appeal of online shopping. After all, being able to skip the traffic and parking and the long lines at checkout is hard to turn down.