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CBRE's 2019 Outlook: Strong economy expected to lift all CRE sectors

American Journal of Transportation

CBRE’s 2019 Real Estate Market Outlook, released Wednesday, anticipates that sustained momentum from the U.S. economy's extended expansion bodes well for major commercial real estate asset classes in 2019, promising additional allocation from investors, a hunt for opportunities in secondary markets and robust construction completions.

Visit https://www.ajot.com/news/cbres-2019-outlook-strong-economy-expected-to-lift-all-commercial-real-estate-sectors to view the full article online.

Is Amazon worth it?

The Wall Street Journal

This video describes how New York and Arlington, Virginia, traded billions of dollars in incentives for Amazon HQ2, even though the arrival of the new corporate headquarters could mean serious challenges for the two cities.

Visit https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-york-touted-real-estate-eminent-domain-in-bid-for-amazon-11544522401 to view the full article online.

Developers are pumping more money into growing open spaces at their projects

Bisnow

Developers are responding to the changing nature of mixed-use and commercial projects in the market as places the community wants to gather, not just shop and eat. They are pumping big money into creating public spaces in private, mixed-use developments.

Visit https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/mixed-use/greenspace-public-spaces-attracting-millions-of-dollars-for-no-direct-revenue-return-95833 to view the full article online.

9 surprising real estate opportunities that will grow in 2019

Forbes

If you're looking for a promising real estate market to invest in, look no further than these recommendations from Forbes Real Estate Council. Although some of these sectors or markets have underperformed in the past, the panelists predict big growth in the U.S. over the next 12 months.

Visit https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesrealestatecouncil/2018/12/10/nine-surprising-real-estate-opportunities-that-will-grow-in-2019/#f03b7ac33d18 to view the full article online.

SIOR Happenings

SIOR Pulse: Commercial real estate brokers high on cannabis deals

A new survey from Apto, a CRE software company, shows that, despite the challenges, most commercial brokers who have completed cannabis-related real estate transactions would do more of them. The results were released in November following voter approval of measures in three states that would legalize the sale of some form of marijuana.

Visit http://blog.sior.com/new-survey-commercial-real-estate-brokers-high-on-cannabis-deals/ to view the full article online.

Bright Ideas

Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/sio-nwl/articles/index.asp?aid=536239&issueID=59286 to view the full article online.

A tenant-centric mindset is reshaping the commercial real estate industry

Propmodo

There is a growing trend in the commercial real estate industry to develop a more customer-centric (or tenant-centric) strategy to help improve returns. This shift in strategy is now starting to reshape the entire property landscape, which then determines which technologies get adopted and which don’t.

Visit https://propmodo.com/fr/a-tenant-centric-mindset-is-reshaping-the-commercial-real-estate-industry/ to view the full article online.

It's a man's world in commercial real estate? It doesn't have to be

RE Journals

Men continue to dominate the commercial real estate industry, but that does not mean that women aren't making gains. Midwest Real Estate News recently interviewed two female industry leaders about this issue.

Visit https://www.rejournals.com/it-s-a-man-s-world-in-commercial-real-estate-it-doesn-t-have-to-be-20181211 to view the full article online.

The rise of the architect-developer

Curbed

A closer relationship between architects and developers is unlocking creativity in the built world.

Visit https://www.curbed.com/2018/12/10/18127314/architect-developer-urbanism to view the full article online.

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