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Traditional retail is far from dead, according to four specialty concepts that previously were only online or online-wholesale, which have leased space for first-ever physical brick-and-mortar locations in DFW and Houston.

At Urban Land Institute's recent Emerging Trends event covering the Bay Area, local real estate experts added color to the annual study's findings including office values, housing shortage and combative retail.

Multifamily organizations are using artificial intelligence and automation not only to boost smart-home technology efforts, but also assist prospects and recruit/retain high-performance associates.

The Boston-based firm received the latest round of funding from existing investors Wavecrest Growth Partners, River Cities Capital Funds, MassMutual Ventures and Camber Creek Ventures. The same investment group, led by Wavecrest Growth Partners, provided Building Engines $26.5 million in 2016.

"The demand for retail investments in Jacksonville is very strong," says JLL's Brad Peterson.

The Society of Industrial and Office Realtors will host its 2019 Fall World Conference from October 17 to 19 in Portland, where nearly 1,000 commercial real estate professionals will discuss CRE's latest trends.

Andrew Gross discusses how the Dallas mayor's plan to make downtown Dallas more livable coupled with the 500% population growth impacts retail, STNL, shopping centers and multifamily investments in this EXCLUSIVE.

While retailers continue to evolve in an effort to meet consumers' changing tastes and experiment with formats and offerings, the process for leasing a space penalizes innovation, says Maven's DeRose.