Commentary

Politicians want to look as though they are addressing the problem, and rent control is an off-the-shelf policy tool that helps some renters, at least in the short term.

Workforce multifamily, student housing, and triple-net lease enjoy relatively low transaction costs, transparency, a deep pool of buyers and sellers, ease of valuation—in other words, liquidity.

Developers with longer time horizons can achieve excellent results.

In cities like Austin and many others, the answer is yes.

Every underperforming or shuttered mall has its own set of opportunities and obstacles.

As a hub for international travel and tourism, South Florida businesses are hardly immune from the economic consequences of this epidemic.

If people are shopping differently today, and they are, it is not to the exclusion of brick-and-mortar venues, but rather to those brands that have not been able to think in an omnichannel strategy of bricks-and-clicks working together.

In my experience managing all types of crises for corporate giants in a spectrum of industries including technology, law, financial services and health care, I have been consistently amazed how well-pedigreed professionals can lack a fundamental ingredient in crisis management: common sense.