Asset Management

CRE energy efficiency has become increasingly important over the past few decades. With more efficient air handler systems, facility owners can dually benefit from energy savings and an improved experience for building occupants. But the global pandemic also forced building owners into rethinking indoor air quality. HVAC systems can easily spread viruses in a building […]

Supporting CRE Business Objectives with a Data-Driven Management Platform Too many organizations struggle to capture the necessary data to successfully implement proactive management strategies, leverage economies of scale and improve reporting to investors and government entities. An organization cannot capitalize on the benefits of a data-driven management platform (CMMS/IWMS) without consistent, reliable, and accurate data. […]

The CRE slowdown has affected all asset classes, but the retail market, which faced its own difficulties prior to rising interest rates and return-to-work challenges, is somewhat less impacted. Though the retail market is undoubtedly difficult right now, the positive news is that retail is no longer the least desirable asset class. In this Globe […]

During severe storms in March, six buildings in San Francisco’s financial district experienced glass failures, including dozens of cracked windows and several panes that fell into streets below, narrowly missing pedestrians and parked cars. Now, the San Francisco Department of Building Inspection (DBI) has modified its façade ordinance to require owners of buildings with 15 […]

The office sector continues to struggle as post-pandemic business norms evolve. Facing a tough market for 2023 and beyond, office property owners and managers are challenged to preserve value through leasing efforts and must embrace resourceful, creative asset management and repositioning strategies. In this article, Eric Enloe discusses leasing challenges, asset management and repositioning via […]

Interest rates at generational highs have caused a steep reduction in transaction volume for commercial real estate. Most owners are planning for few, if any, new acquisitions over the short to midterm, and this is particularly true for institutional owners of commercial real estate. Smart owners are utilizing this slowdown on the acquisition front to […]