By Jack Rogers | April 17, 2023 at 07:50 AM The last time we talked to Bert Van Hoof, president and chief operating officer of Willow, Bert told us in December that WillowTwin was linking with Microsoft’s Sustainability Cloud to develop an AI-driven intelligent rules engine designed to integrate building systems and replicate the knowledge of aging operators. […]
By Lynn Pollack | February 23, 2023 at 05:53 PM Massachusetts has the lowest vacancy rate of rental homes in a recent study, followed by Maine, Utah, Kentucky, and Montana. According to TexasRealEstateSource.com, utilizing US Census Bureau data, Massachusetts has the tightest vacancy rate for rental properties at 2.8%, followed by Maine at 2.9%, Utah at 3%, Kentucky at […]
By Ashley Fahey – Editor, The National Observer: Real Estate Edition, Feb 6, 2023 A growing spread between starting and effective rents illustrates how office landlords — even among coveted Class A buildings — are seeing their rental income eroded as the office market remains squarely in favor of tenants. It represents another challenge facing the office market, […]
January 26, 2023 Jarred Schenke, Bisnow Atlanta Amazon has tapped a Harvard-educated designer with experience in drafting municipal land use policies as its new vice president of worldwide corporate real estate and facilities. Amazon named Shannon Loew to the position previously held by John Schoettler, who will remain with the company, the Austin Business Journal reported. Loew’s hiring comes as […]
Buck Wargo | Feb 09, 2023 A new firm is trying to create its own version of a commercial real estate dating service with the launch of a tech-enabled platform that matches 1031 exchange buyers with sales brokers. Miami-based nxtCRE, which secured Series A funding from private equity firm Riverlake Partners in late 2022, announced in late […]
Lynn Petrak Senior Editor YouGov, an international data and analytics group that regularly conducts polls on a range of topics, is out with its latest list of the most popular grocers in the United States. The research firm surveyed consumers during the fourth quarter of 2022. What does “popular” mean in this context? YouGov bases that […]
Leslie Cohen, one of the best-known female executives in Boston’s commercial real estate industry, is moving from one major local development firm to another. Cohen has joined The Davis Cos. as chief operating officer after spending more than two decades at Samuels & Associates, including the past six years in the COO role. Cohen has […]
By Anissa Gardizy & Catherine Carlock Firms that signed big leases right before COVID are trying to design an office worth coming back to. After repeated false starts during the pandemic for returning to the office, the future of in-person work for white-collar professionals around Boston is becoming slightly more clear. In many industries, the […]
By Jane Dollinger via Nareit During Nareit’s REITwise: 2022 Law, Accounting & Finance Conference, Nareit spoke with several REIT finance veterans about what they love about the REIT industry and why young finance professionals should pursue a career in real estate. Find their answers below, and follow #REITjobs on LinkedIn to find your next position at a […]
by Boston Planning & Development Agency, Research Division. Driven in part by the COVID-19 pandemic, demand for biomedical research has strengthened growth trends in the life science industry in Boston, impacting both real estate and employment. According to CBRE, the city of Boston has over 12 million square feet of life science lab space, with […]
