Recent research contradicts the perception that investing in more institutional markets is more liquid and less volatile. Analysis demonstrates that liquidity in institutional markets, as viewed by asset size, is lower and more volatile than in less institutional asset sizes.
Report
The Emergent Value of Third
City Markets
As America’s population grows by roughly one million people each year, that doesn’t necessarily mean that city centers will grow at the same rate. The decade of the 2020s is expected to bring the U.S. population 5% higher, but not all cities and states will see the same growth. Not all cities are created equal.
5 Ways the Outpost Economy is Changing America Today
The year 2021 may very well be known as the year of the Great Resignation. We’ve heard that term everywhere. And for good reason. In September 2021 alone, 4.4 million people—or 3% of the workforce—quit their job. And that’s not even an anomaly; tens of millions of Americans left their job in 2021 in pursuit of greener pastures.
Rebirth
of a City
People are freer than ever to live and work where they please, which makes the answer to ‘Where do I want to be?’ one with an increasing number of possibilities for millions of professionals. The COVID-19 pandemic illuminated the fact that many jobs can be performed remotely—at least some of the time.
Rise of the
Outpost Economy
The Rise of the Outpost Economy: how young professionals searching for something new are shaping work – and the sweeping impact this trend is having on real estate, employers and cities.
California’s
Central
Valley
In today’s low interest-rate environment, investors are working overtime in their search for yield. In the real estate arena, property investors are searching beyond gateway and primary markets—where stiff competition has compressed cap rates to record lows for some property types—and exploring opportunities off the beaten track in overlooked secondary and tertiary markets.
The
Future
of Work
It’s December 2021. We (hopefully) have a vaccine for coronavirus. But we’ve been through waves of sickness, months of shutdowns and slowdowns and hundreds of thousands of deaths. People have grown accustomed to working from home and having flexibility. Companies have shifted their models. Health and safety remain a top priority as companies prepare for any future pandemics. We’re back to some semblance of normalcy, but it’s no longer business as usual. What’s changed in the months since we first heard about coronavirus?
