Converting older office buildings into new apartments may not be a new idea, but it’s one that is starting to spread, according to an article in the Wall Street Journal. The trend has being going on for years in New York City, but has just recently started appearing in other American cities. Most of the
The move towards smaller living spaces has inspired innovations in increasing the functionality of small spaces, as seen in a 420 square foot studio apartment featured on CNNMoney. The main room of the apartment features a rolling wall that contains cabinets, drawers, and a standing desk. The wall can also be rolled out to create
The population surge of millennials in Washington D.C. has caused local developers and architects to start changing how they make living spaces, according to an article in the Washington Post. Millennials are, as a rule, more concerned with amenities than square footage, leading developers to design buildings with smaller living spaces and more amenities. Those amenities
Hotel builders are poised to profit off the estimated 10,000 workers coming to harvest natural gas in Palma, Mozambique, according to a Wall Street Journal article. Nearly four years ago an American company discovered one the of world’s largest untapped natural gas reserves off the coast of the small village, which not only had no
Real estate expert Peter Linneman has some predictions for commercial real estate in 25 years, and some of them may surprise you. The full list, based on an interview with Linneman conducted by Robin Micheli, can be found on CNBC, but one prediction that stands out is that shopping malls will be extinct, replaced by
Start-up company RealCrowd is bringing crowdfunding to real estate, recently raising $1.6 million dollars as part of a seed round, reported the Wall Street Journal. Companies are able to use RealCrowd in order to look for funding and to connect with accredited investors they may not have met otherwise. As seen with RealCrowd client Xebec
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Blackberry has been making waves in the news yet again, and this time it’s involved with commercial real estate. As reported by The Globe and Mail and multiple other news outlets, the company has decided to sell the vast majority of its commercial real estate holdings, keeping only its headquarters in Waterloo, Ontario. According to
Are you looking into investing in commercial real estate? Getting started with investments as a beginner can seem like an intimidating and overly complex process. Buying something like retail space, in particular, is a significant investment; thus making it seem inaccessible to all but the biggest investment institutions. However, as Ramesh Nair of Jones Lang
2013 is now officially over, and with it, quite possibly some of the trends that had manifested themselves throughout the year. Last year was characterized by rising long-term interest rates, as well as a boom in office development and pension funds. Looking forward to 2014, The Globe and Mail recently spoke to several industry leaders