Analysis

From technology that allows bricks and mortar retailers to more efficiently and effectively merge a customer's experience, to operate smart technology inside the units through personalized tablets, technology is at the forefront of the CRE industry.

Robotic process automation has lower-level tech workers worried about their jobs. Should CRE be concerned about another disruption to the office environment?

“At least half of the clients we are dealing with now are putting in some sort of amenity that wouldn't have happened five years ago.”

There is a willingness on the part of the investor to accept less returns because the asset class is so steady.

The rent discount for Class A space in Crystal City vs. Class B space in Washington, DC will continue the trend of cost-conscious tenants exploring this market, according to JLL.

The tech industry has added 682,000 employees in the past five years -- and most significantly for the CRE industry, it has been a top driver of office leasing activity during that time.

With many recent deals here, including a new $45-million multifamily development under construction by a Chicago-based firm investment company, among others, Denver continues to appear on investors' radar.

All of the industrial markets in Southern California are seeing record occupancy rates and rental rates, but the market drivers are very different.