Author: Alicia Frazier
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What is the Most Profitable Commercial Real Estate? Buildings Backed by Data
Over the past few years – and especially in the years since the pandemic – leaders have been exploring ways to use data to make better business decisions in an effort to understand what is the most profitable commercial real estate (CRE). Unfortunately, this has sometimes been met with frustration. Ever since the promise of…
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The Top 5 Commercial Real Estate Trends You Need to Know for 2023
Many commercial real estate (CRE) property owners and operators are facing new challenges as the industry continues to shift. From the evolving workplace where remote and hybrid work have become the norm, to a strain on property teams grappling with labor shortage, to a new focus on ESG reporting and sustainability initiatives – and everything…
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Remote and Hybrid Work Are Here to Stay – But the Commercial Office isn’t Dead
It’s safe to say we’re seeing an evolution of office space in commercial real estate (CRE). Work from home and hybrid work are on everyone’s minds. That’s for good reason, as research from JLL shows 53% of organizations will make remote working permanently available to all employees by 2025. Meanwhile, 77% of organizational leaders agree…
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Certificate of Insurance Management: How to Save Time and Reduce Your Risk
What’s your strategy for certificate of insurance management at your commercial real estate (CRE) portfolio or building? Certificate of insurance management can be a complicated and time-consuming process – especially if you’re tracking certificates of insurance manually. In this blog, you’ll learn: What is a Certificate of Insurance? A certificate of insurance (COI) verifies the…
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Commercial Real Estate Due Diligence Checklist: HVAC Inspection
Because commercial building acquisitions can be completed in a matter of days, it’s easy to overlook key building equipment such as HVAC in the due diligence process. The equipment on the roof can be a complete mystery. Depending on how the chips fall, you could be left with a few perfectly maintained units or dozens…
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What’s Next in Proptech? CRE Expert Answers Biggest Questions at CREtech NY
What’s next in proptech? Scott Sidman, EVP, Business & Corporate Development at Building Engines, joined attendees at CREtech NY on the Ask Me Anything stage to discuss that and more. At Building Engines, Scott drives strategic growth through partnerships, mergers, and acquisitions and their successful integration. He collaborates with all departments and customers on opportunities…
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How to Find and Retain the Best Tenants for Commercial Properties
As the world continues to shift and the hybrid work area becomes the new normal, commercial property teams need to compete in new ways. Today, the focus has shifted to competing on the tenant experience to find and retain the best tenants for commercial properties. But commercial real estate (CRE) property owners and operators face…
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Building Management System vs Building Automation System: What’s the Difference?
Building management system vs building automation system: What’s the difference between the two? Is there even a difference? The terms building management system (BMS) and building automation system (BAS) are used interchangeably in the commercial real estate (CRE) industry. Here, we define what the terms mean and how BMS and BAS are used in CRE…
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How to Increase NOI in Commercial Real Estate? Tap into Tenant Experience Data
In the commercial real estate (CRE) industry, detailed and accurate data on tenant behavior and preferences can help CRE landlords: However, only 28% of major CRE companies actively use data to improve the tenant experience, according to a report from KPMG. This means that many in the CRE space are missing out on ways to…
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How to Create a Good Tenant Experience: Start with Sustainability and Wellness
The world keeps changing, and commercial real estate (CRE) has had to adapt several times over in such a short period of time. Just when you think you’ve got one thing figured out, something changes again. One thing’s for sure: The workplace has changed forever. There’s no going back to the way things were before…