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Joel Shackelford, a Los Angeles-based real estate partner at Kaufman Dolowich & Voluck, offers insights into this and two other commercial real estate trends in this exclusive interview.

Some predict that cryptocurrencies will soon be an accepted form of payment, but until then, blockchain and cryptocurrencies could have other benefits for commercial real estate.

Brokers are reporting that as much as 50% of deals are being financed by non-traditional lenders because these sources have more financing ability.

The financing marks the young New York real estate investment bank's going global.

The next step the GSE will take is to have its Green Rewards program added.

Despite stagnant data center demand from the oil and gas industry, Houston's data center market boasts several positives from year-end such as boosts from the healthcare sector, telecom and technology.

Pendergast's appointment follows research by Wells Fargo & Co. that REITs with more women on the boards deliver better performance.

Many developers are now looking at designing more cost-effective buildings, being more disciplined as to where they add the bling, but making sure that the amenities and common areas create a socially oriented lifestyle for the residents, Newman Garrison's Kevin Newman tells GlobeSt.com.