The mass exodus from California to Texas continues with a new California company landing in Plano, Texas. “Drawbridge Realty has purchased the HQ53 office building on Headquarters Drive in Legacy business park. Completed in 2021 by developer Cawley Partners, the 248,861-square-foot building at 5301 Headquarters Drive houses the headquarters of Aimbridge Hospitality.” Read the full...Read More

Traffic. It’s an issue most cities have faced for many many years now, with little to no effective solution. Read Costars article on Elon’s latest idea on how to resolve this major issue, starting with Las Vegas.   https://product.costar.com/home/news/shared/827196024?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=personalized&utm_content=p1&t=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJjb250YWN0SWQiOiI0ODE0OTc1IiwiY3VsdHVyZUNvZGUiOiJlbi1VUyIsImlhdCI6MTY1NTEzNDg5MX0.sMzzAhQAG1J6L_xwLoLYr_ZUO3ENoWVzm4-JfxrTsxMRead More

Inflation is affecting all industries and buyers in a number of ways, causing a need for reevaluation specifically for commercial real estate. “The reevaluation is mostly a result of higher borrowing costs,” says Aaron Jodka, national director of capital markets research for Colliers. “At a macro level, the interest rates themselves are not a problem....Read More

How much space is too much space? Excess capacity cost the company about $2 billion in “incremental costs” during the first quarter, CFO Brian Olsavsky said on an earnings call. Check out the latest article from The Real Deal to read what do’s and don’ts you can learn from Amazon.     https://therealdeal.com/2022/04/29/amazon-binge-ends-in-hangover-halt-on-warehouse-deals-amid-4b-loss/Read More

Have you returned to the office? Post pandemic office return yields massive spike in office space. CNBC’s Diana Olick joins ‘The Exchange’ to report on the return to office impact on real estate. https://www.cnbc.com/video/2022/05/03/demand-for-office-space-jumps.htmlRead More

Commercial Real Estate sales in New London and Windham counties jumped from 29 to 121 compared to last year, according to statistics from the Eastern Connecticut Association of Realtors. Read The Day’s latest article on what trends they’re seeing and why leasing space is on the rise.Read More

“Matthew Fickett, principal at SGA, is concerned with creating energy-efficient, net zero labs. With offices in Boston and New York City, the architecture studio has more than three decades of experience, boasting an impressive portfolio of life science buildings. In a detailed interview for Commercial Property Executive, Fickett shared industry insights about what energy-efficiency means for lab...Read More

“Russia has always been a tricky play because of the lack of transparency in the country,” Booth told CoStar News in an interview. “For Ukraine, how can an investor step into it now? Will they win? Or will Russia take over the real estate? It’s an impossible situation.” Read Costar’s latest article on the war...Read More

“Collaboration” –– one of the many reasons we’ve been asked to return to the office. But many employees are experiencing an empty office proceeded by the unnecessary, long commute home…which leads to frustration and resentment. Have you experienced this as well returning to the office? Read Slate’s latest article and hear first hand from a...Read More

Amazon isn’t slowing down! Take a look inside their 4.06 million-square-foot facility is under construction in Ontario, California in CoStar’s article. “What Amazon is building is unprecedented in U.S. commercial real estate, in terms of focusing on creating a collection of industrial buildings that are so large. The Great Pyramid of Giza, which stood as...Read More