CNN Money President Trump released the blueprint of his infrastructure plan to turn $200 billion into $1.5 trillion through the leverage of tax dollars and private investments. The message read, "For too long, lawmakers have invested in infrastructure inefficiently, ignored critical needs, and allowed it to deteriorate."

Globe St. Law firms are rethinking their space requirements due to shifting demographics and advances in law-related technologies. CGS3, a commercial real estate law firm, explains how a more open, smaller, and creative space is the vision for the future.

This Week's Dallas-Fort Worth Deal Sheet
Bisnow, By Jeremiah Jensen – February 6, 2018
Construction has been completed on Dallas 24 Hour Club’s new facility at 4636 Ross Ave. The Dallas 24 Hour Club has been providing safe, sober transitional living for homeless men and women for 49 years.

Exploring the Potential Impact of Blockchain on Commercial Real Estate With the new release of "Blockchain and Commercial Real Estate," a brief authored by blockchain and real estate thought leader, Avi Spielman, we take a look at Blockchain's potential impact on commercial real estate.

SIOR St. Louis Chapter - Metro Market Forecast
When: Feb. 20 from 7:15 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. (ET)
Where: Ritz Carlton, St. Louis, Clayton, MO 631

SIOR Philadelphia Chapter Meeting
When: Feb. 20 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (ET)
Where: Greenfield Inn, 595 Greenfield Road Lancaster, PA 17601

Middle & East TN SIOR Networking Meeting, Blaine Strickland Classes & SIOR Lunch
When: Feb. 22 from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (ET)
Where: Knoxville Area Association of REALTORS, 609 Weisgarber Rd, Knoxville, TN 37919

SIOR Florida Chapter - South Florida Project Updates & Networking
When: Feb. 22 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (ET)
Where: The Grill on the Alley, 19501 Biscayne Blvd., Aventura, FL 33180

SIOR Carolinas Spring Conference
When: Feb. 22 - 23
Where: Ritz Carlton - Uptown Charlotte, 201 E. Trade St., Charlotte, NC 28202

Globe St. The advisors of Ariel Property held a panel to share their real estate investing strategies. "We believe in two things in terms of real estate. We believe in water views and transportation," says the managing member at Treetop Development, Adam Mermelstein.

Forbes Technology is facing the industry's largest sector such as hotels, commercial landlords and brokerages. A new phase in which companies combine the two through ideas such as virtual reality, smarter spaces, and machine learning are being labeled as the evolution of real estate technology.

Harvard Business Review Executives who were able to keep their calm during the eye of the storm share tips on successfully navigating a crisis of any kind.

Bisnow Five key trends are making Philadelphia an active CRE market. The five market forces that are driving this trend are millennials, office layout changes, companies moving to suburbs, multifamily crowding, and downsizing.

National Real Estate Investors An initiative that represents real progress for the CRE industry is underway. A pilot program has been launched to test the use of blockchain technology in recording a city’s property records. Many startup companies have also begun using artificial intelligence to fill this extra space in the industry.