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Consumer Behavior Shifts & How it Impacts Real Estate Part 1
It comes as no surprise that consumer behavior changed substantially over the past two years. For example, the rise of omnichannel, shifts towards hybrid work, the growth of leisure activities, and increased economic uncertainty all contributed to rapid and unpredictable changes in when, how, and where consumers shop....
Real Estate is Taking Over the Metaverse: What to Know Before Investing
Early speculators, investors from all over the world, real estate agents, and celebrities are buying land that doesn’t physically exist in the real world. They are investing in metaverse real estate, a concept that is hard to wrap our minds around. So, what exactly is the metaverse? According to CNBC, the metaverse...
CBC Chatter: Future of Cities
On June 8th, 2022, Coldwell Banker Commercial held CBC Chatter, a virtual quarterly series hosted by Senior Vice President and Managing Director Daniel Spiegel to discuss hot topics in the world of commercial real estate. This event focused on the Future of Cities where panelists discussed myths such as the...
Mid Year Economic Outlook and CRE
On June 2, 2022, Coldwell Banker Commercial’s Senior Vice President and Managing Director, Dan Spiegel, hosted Lawrence Yun, chief economist for the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) for an insightful and fascinating discussion where viewers learned how the American economy is performing at the midyear mark,...
The Great Mall Comeback
Malls were amongst the hardest hit retail sectors during the peak of the pandemic. Traditional indoor malls were closed due to stay-at-home orders, and rent collections from tenants seized entirely. Anchor tenants, such as JCPenney and Nieman Marcus, filed for bankruptcy and permanently closed many stores, according...
Climate Change Mitigation in Real Estate: Part 2
Residential properties are responsible for roughly 17-21% of energy-related carbon emissions globally, reports the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). That figure covers everything from the electricity we use to power televisions and other electronic devices, as well as the fuel we use to heat water and cook. Take...
Climate Change Mitigation in Real Estate: Part 1
CBC often discusses and focuses on the importance of sustainability in real estate. Climate change is a growing issue, with the real estate industry working to find solutions to slow the impact. It is worth noting, for context, buildings are the largest contributor to global warming. Across commercial and...
WMRE's Common Area: What to Expect from CRE in 2022 With CBC’s Dan Spiegel
In this week’s blog, we highlight some of the most impactful insights from Dan Spiegel’s conversation on WMRE’s Common Area podcast. In this episode, host David Bodamer is joined by Dan Spiegel, senior vice president and managing director with Coldwell Banker Commercial. Spiegel shares where real estate...
U.S. Industrial Market Rides Wave of E-Commerce
The U.S. industrial market remains a darling among the major commercial real estate asset classes. A report by CommercialEdge showed that the performance of the sector and its rise in prominence in 2021 was largely driven by e-commerce. Researchers say despite a deceleration of e-commerce growth in Q3 2021, online...
2021 Apartment Construction Boom Overview
2021 was an incredibly strong year for apartment construction. According to Yardi Matrix, 334,000 units were projected to open in the U.S. by the end of 2021. As explained by Yardi Matrix, the number of projected units reveal a striking difference between the aftermath of the pandemic crisis and that of the housing...

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