Investor Insights
The latest real estate news, trends, and announcements.
A Charitable Remainder Trust Case Study
Jan. 31, 1996, was a bitingly cold Wednesday as my wife and I awoke to 20 below with high winds. Lying in bed bemoaning another brutal winter day, we vowed to never spend the entire month of January in Green Bay, Wis., again.
Multifamily Matters
Considering the complexities inherent in the economics of commercial real estate, it’s refreshing when a concept can be approached from the basics of supply and demand. When it comes to housing — specifically affordable housing — such fundamental market forces help frame the discussion.
Space Explorations
In Seattle, they’re called SEDUs – small efficiency dwelling units. In Boston, they’re known as innovation units. Chicago has a group of them called Flats. But while there’s variety in what developers call tiny apartments, there’s no question they are big news.
Preparing for the Storm
Last year, the United States incurred $91 billion in costs from weather- and climate-related disasters, making it the fourth most expensive year since 1980, with the top three years all occurring in the past decade. Fourteen events – including hurricanes, drought, wildfires, flooding, severe winter and hail storms, and tornadoes – topped $1 billion in damages, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.