Real Estate

Dan Zakai is the Co-Founder and CEO of Mindspace, a global provider of boutique flexible spaces in 16 cities across Europe and the U.S. getty There were changes afoot long before Covid-19, but the pandemic has truly upended everything we know about what it means to work in an office in the modern age. Nearly 50%

CEO and Founder of L.A. Property Management Group and Crown Commercial Property Management. getty The saga began earlier this year when a building owner in Culver City (who wasn’t our client yet, but would become one shortly) had one of his tenants approach him with a mold complaint. The tenant had already run a mold test on

The new Rosewood townhouses in Georgetown, DC blend in with the neighborhood. Rosewood Hotels & Resorts/Copyright2020/AVABLU/Ryan Forbes Rosewood Washington, DC recently announced the opening of new townhouse accommodations, located in a prime location in the heart of Georgetown directly adjacent to the luxury hotel. The timing of this new residential-style offering couldn’t be more opportune. 

Rising property values can be a double-edged sword. On the one hand, it means that your investment in real estate is appreciating. However, on the other hand, the amount of taxes you owe to the government for that appreciation can be substantial. Many times, homeowners are prompted to question their property tax assessments. There are

CEO & Executive Director at the Illinois Medical District; Instructor at Harvard University T.H. Chan School of Public Health getty Commercial real estate owners and developers responsible for healthcare facilities are facing a pivotal moment. They are forced to rethink the ways their medical office buildings — from standalone facilities to storefronts in retail settings —

David is the Founder and CEO of Realized, a firm whose mission is to improve lives through innovative investment property wealth solutions. getty Anyone involved in any type of commercial real estate endeavor has by now heard of the qualified opportunity zone program. For those who haven’t, the qualified opportunity zone (QOZ) came out of the

Eric is a real estate investor and founder of MartelTurnkey. MartelTurnkey sells rental properties to investors looking for passive income. getty It’s undeniable that Covid-19 has had a massive impact on the world, not to mention thousands of industries. One of the most notable affected has been real estate, as people across the world struggle to

Kevin is the Founder of Marker Real Estate, an innovative firm with a transparent, inclusive, client-focused strategy. getty As we reach the final quarter of the year, few real estate experts are likely looking back on 2020 and boasting about their accurate forecasting abilities. Last year at this time, no one could have predicted the trends

Kenny Kane is the Chief Operating Officer at Firmspace.  getty As my family begins to plan our own modified holiday celebrations for winter, I’ve been thinking about how to make this holiday season special for my team, even as old modes of connection are limited. Professionals — especially those who work independently or run small real

Getty Things are hitting a boil in the market for U.S. homes, and it may be the right time to sell. In October, prices for houses across the U.S. registered the fifth-largest monthly gain since 1996 and the strongest in 15 years. The heat is coming from a mix of factors, including limited inventory, suburban

Scott Meyers, Founder of Kingdom Storage Holdings. getty For many years, I have supported self-storage as a great way to invest your money. In my experience, it is a recession-resistant and often overlooked way to invest. Don’t just take my word for it. Recently, StorageMart — the eighth largest self-storage company — announced Bill Gates joined

A person walks by a sign that reads, “restaurant for lease” outside a restaurant in Hell’s Kitchen … [+] (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images) Getty Images Over the past few weeks, we took a look at how the current Covid-19 pandemic is affecting the residential and CRE markets, and the tech that is being deployed within them to

The penthouse has two offices with built-in bookshelves. Elite Auctions A waterfront penthouse in Baltimore that was once owned by the late novelist Tom Clancy is headed to the auction block on December 12 with no reserve price. The best-selling author of the Jack Ryan novels chose a Ritz-Carlton Residence penthouse on the waterfront and increased its size by combining

The poker room at the Bellagio is one of the highest-rated in Las Vegas. MGM Resorts International Are you one of the many poker enthusiasts who dreamed of winning some of the $143 million in Nevada poker prize money awarded last year? It’s likely that the pandemic will drive those numbers down for 2020, but

San Francisco is a city people are moving from to reduce expenses getty In a recently released report surveying 2,000 plus people, Lending Tree reported how COVID is reshaping people’s housing wants and needs. Nearly 50% of Americans surveyed are considering moving to reduce living expenses, according to Lending Tree TREE .   “We found

Give the gift of decor this year Photo by WONDERLOVE from Pexels Many of us are looking to buy more meaningful gifts this holiday season. So why not give the gift of decor? Home accents and accessories make great gifts because the person receiving them will think of you every time they use them. Here

UNIONDALE, NEW YORK – MAY 27: An aerial view of a construction worker roofing an apartment home on … [+] May 27, 2020 in Uniondale, New York. The residential housing project by Garden City developers Engel Burman will provide approximately 150 construction jobs, help address a dire housing shortage, and support the County by retaining

With the real estate industry continuing to embrace technology, the usefulness of traditions that many used to consider vital to the industry is being questioned. From live videos to virtual and recorded tours, the Covid-19 pandemic is speeding up the adoption of digital solutions. With distance becoming less of a barrier, potential buyers now have

The patio style was innovative when architect Paul Revere Williams used it in the 1920s through the … [+] 1970s. getty HomeAdvisor, a platform that connects homeowners to home improvement contractors, has created a visual tribute to Paul Revere Williams, a trailblazing Black architect whose work carried the glamour of classic Southern California style to

People wait to visit a house for sale in Floral Park, Nassau County, New York. Wang Ying | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images Strong, pandemic-induced demand for housing is still there, but buyers may now be hitting an affordability wall. Pending home sales fell 1.1% month-to-month in October but were 20.2% higher compared with

Open-air design, with direct marina- to-restaurant access, is among the COVID-era touches appealing … [+] to tenants at Regatta Harbour in Coconut Grove, Fla. Arquitectonica We find ourselves at an intriguing juncture in the novel coronavirus pandemic’s evolution. Just as promising vaccines burst into prominence, promising a brighter post-COVID era, we also stand at the

Ari Rastegar is CEO of Rastegar Property Company, a vertically integrated real estate company with a focus on value-oriented real estate. getty The pandemic has driven an immediate switch from a traditional office structure to the new, virtual model of working from home. With Covid-19 cases continuing to spike in regions across the U.S., this trend is likely to

Managing Partner, Evergreen Property Partners. Top 10 Family Office RE Professional, Top 30 Family Office RE Investor, Harvard Graduate getty Without a crystal ball, it is impossible to say precisely what the coronavirus pandemic will ultimately do to real estate, but we can make reasonable guesses based on what we know about the economy and markets

At $7 million, Atherton, California’s 94027 remains the most expensive Zip code for the fourth … [+] consecutive year. Getty Images A market defined by intense demand for relatively tight supply has pushed home value growth to record levels across the country. To get an idea of where home prices have been resilient in the

Former Xbox executive Elan Lee, right, co-created the Kickstarter phenomenon Exploding Kittens with … [+] The Oatmeal’s Matthew Inman and Shane Small. getty Video and tabletop game designer Elan Lee is looking to roll the dice in Los Angeles, where his home in the historic Los Feliz neighborhood is on the market for $4.995 million.

Former basketball star Dwyane Wade and his wife, actress Gabrielle Union, are seeking $6.2 million … [+] for the 8,500-square-foot home in Sherman Oaks, Calif. Hilton & Hyland It takes big shoes to fill those of former NBA star Dwyane Wade and even bigger ones to fill his custom home in the San Fernando Valley.

New York apartment owners are open to generous concessions to renters getty Here’s The “2020 State of the American Renter Report” from Zumper.com, the largest privately held rental marketplace in the United States. This year’s report included Zumper’s 2020 Annual Renter Survey Results and 2020 US Rental Market Analysis. It’s no surprise that the country’s rental market

Here’s your holiday gift guide for the home Unsplash Not sure what to get everyone on your list this year? You likely aren’t alone. After such a defining period, where most of us have ended up spending more time than ever at home, what could be more appreciated and useful right now than gifts for

Demonstrators display signs calling for an end to evictions and foreclosures during a rally at Boston Housing Court outside the Edward W. Brooke Courthouse on Oct. 29, 2020. David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images Expiring state eviction bans have led to hundreds of thousands of additional coronavirus cases, new research finds, raising alarm

As many as 35 million Americans are facing the possibility of eviction due to an inability to make housing payments on time. In some states, such as Mississippi, Florida, and West Virginia, the proportion of renters facing the possibility of eviction exceeded 50% earlier this year. If you’re among the millions of Americans caught in the late