Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate

Where Have All the Workers Gone? The Labor Shortage

The Labor Shortage was listed as the #5 Issue in the 2023-24 Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate® by The Counselors of Real Estate®. Everyone, everywhere, in nearly every sector is reporting that it is difficult to find skilled, willing and able workers. Layering on top of the worker shortage are a series of trends… Read more

Perspectives

Repurposing Commercial Real Estate Impacts Urban Renewal

Urban communities in the United States have been declining in recent years — not in terms of population, but cultural and economic prosperity. The deterioration of housing and public infrastructure is perhaps the main driving force behind this trend. Old buildings from generations past sit unoccupied, taking up precious space that could serve a better… Read more

Better Know a CRE: Marilee Utter, CRE®

Welcome to the second edition of Better Know a CRE. This series serves as a spotlight for Counselors of Real Estate leadership with the goal of helping fellow counselors and the real estate industry learn more about the organization, its happenings, and its history. Given the recent formation of the Economic Advisory Council—which offers analysis… Read more

Better Know a CRE

Better Know a CRE: Joseph G. Nahas, Jr., CRE®

Welcome to the first edition of Better Know a CRE. This series serves as a spotlight for Counselors of Real Estate leadership with the goal of helping fellow counselors and the real estate industry learn more about the organization, its happenings, and its history. Given the format shift for the 2022 Fall Annual Conference in… Read more

Perspectives

Unambiguous Climate Risk: Building Performance Standards Policies

Climate risk is often discussed as a statistical hypothetical in real estate. The chance of extreme weather events and the potential for rising energy prices are addressed in any number of predictive models or financial projections. But one transition risk has come to the forefront in the last few years by virtue of its objective… Read more

Features

Build-to-Rent Homes: A Promising Solution to Chronic Housing Shortages

Introduction When homeownership is increasingly out of reach for many, build-to-rent (BTR) housing offers a desirable alternative to traditional homeownership. First, BTRs provide flexibility that traditional homeownership cannot match. By renting rather than owning, tenants are free to move around the city or the country as their jobs, family situations or lifestyle decisions dictate. They can enjoy the benefits of urban or suburban living... Read More