Claudia Caskey with The RMR Group Named a 10 to Watch Claudia Caskey, Property Manager with The RMR Group in Kansas City, Missouri, has been selected by CRE Insight Journal as one of the 10 to Watch in commercial real estate. The CRE Insight Journal 10 to Watch program reco [...]
Adriana Siciliano with Stream Realty Partners Named a 10 to Watch Adriana Siciliano, Community Manager with Stream Realty Partners in Atlanta, Georgia, has been selected by CRE Insight Journal as one of the 10 to Watch in commercial real estate. The CRE Insight Journal 10 to Watch prog [...]
The Cost of Rare Freezes: Building Financial Reserves for Winter Damage When temperatures plunged across Texas in February 2021, the winter storm caused an estimated $30 billion in losses. Burst pipes flooded office towers, sprinkler systems failed, and HVAC units designed for mild winters b [...]
Managing Aging Building Stock: Capital Planning Strategies for 30–50 Year Old Assets Many commercial real estate portfolios in the United States include buildings that are 30, 40, or even 50 years old. As infrastructure ages, major systems such as the roof, building envelope, HVAC, plumbing, and electric [...]
The State of Industrial Real Estate The industrial real estate sector finds itself at a fascinating inflection point in the second quarter of 2025. After years of pandemic-driven euphoria that sent demand soaring and fundamentals into overdrive, the market [...]
Rewriting the Playbook: How CRE Professionals Really Build Relationships Walk into any CRE conference and you’ll hear the same conversations echoing through the halls: cap rates, vacancy trends, and the latest PropTech innovations. These gatherings serve their purpose but ask any seasoned p [...]
The State of the Office Market Through Atlanta’s Lens Atlanta’s office market reached an inflection point in the first half of 2025. Net absorption surged and vacancy declined as new tenant commitments increased, with metro Atlanta’s suburbs leading the way in most metr [...]
ENERGY STAR at Scale: Portfolio Strategy for Multiple Buildings Managing energy performance for one building is straightforward. Managing it across dozens or hundreds of properties requires deliberate strategy. REITs, institutional investors, and large property owners need systematic [...]
Building Performance Standards Are Coming: How ENERGY STAR Keeps You Ahead The era of voluntary energy efficiency is ending. Across the United States, cities and states are implementing building performance standards that mandate emissions reductions with substantial financial penalties for non [...]
State of Development: Issues Affecting Construction Today When it comes to new development or major renovation projects, the top questions for most developers are: will the project be completed on time? And, will it deliver on-budget? The answers to these questions are obviousl [...]
The ENERGY STAR Playbook: Which Retrofits Move Your Score Retrofits aren't created equal. Some deliver quick wins with fast payback. Others require major capital but barely move the score. When you're working with limited budgets and competing priorities, choosing wrong [...]
Engaging Tenants as Sustainability Collaborators Sustainability in commercial real estate has moved past glossy brochures and LEED plaques. Today, it's about actual performance, and that performance depends on something many property owners have been slow to recognize: [...]
The Impact of Certificate of Need (CON) Laws on Healthcare Real Estate Real estate professionals that specialize in healthcare real estate are familiar with its accompanied regulatory environment. From Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statutes (AKS) to Joint Commission (TJC) Surveys and Centers [...]
Carbon Footprint Benchmarking Tracking a building’s climate impact used to be something only large investors worried about. Today, it’s essential for everyone who owns or manages property. Smaller companies face unique challenges — they know su [...]
ENERGY STAR: A Proven Performance Driver In the ever-evolving commercial real estate industry, few programs have reshaped operations as profoundly as ENERGY STAR. Balancing tenant expectations, sustainability goals, and financial performance, ENERGY STAR has st [...]
Northyards: Adaptive Reuse Creates Lasting Value and Sustainable Operations in Atlanta’s Westside Northyards stands as a remarkable example of adaptive reuse in Atlanta, where strategic redevelopment of historic properties has created modern, sustainable office and commercial spaces that serve today’s tenants and c [...]
Regenerative Buildings: Beyond Sustainability to Environmental Restoration Imagine structures designed not merely to lessen harm, but to genuinely restore nature. This idea - buildings that actively improve their surroundings - is gaining traction, shifting from classrooms into actual construct [...]
Commercial Real Estate in the Age of AI A great deal has been written about the impact artificial intelligence (AI) will have on the real estate industry and the preparation and negotiation of legal documentation for real estate transactions. There is a genera [...]
How to Increase Revenue and Net Operating Income for Your Property Increasing revenue and net operating income (NOI) is a central priority for property owners and asset managers, and the strategies that work best combine careful benchmarking, thoughtful revenue management, operational e [...]
Putting Data Center Energy Consumption in Perspective Headlines warn that “data centers could consume more electricity than entire countries” and that “Google’s power use grew 27% in just one year.” For commercial real estate (CRE) professionals, the question is w [...]