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Industrial Construction Taking Shape in Lehigh Valley
The Lehigh Valley remains Pennsylvania’s second-most active construction market, well behind Greater Philadelphia but showing steady momentum. While industrial construction activity has dipped this year, a deep pipeline of proposed […]
Read More....Returning to Office is Becoming the Norm
As more corporations mandate stricter return-to-office policies in 2025, in-person workplace attendance continues to climb, and in some major metros, it’s nearing pre-pandemic levels. April 2025 was the third-busiest month […]
Read More....Blanket Coverage for Insuring Commercial Properties
Most commercial properties use a form of insurance referred to as “specific coverage,” in which a specific property is insured for a named risk, such as fires, floods, thefts and […]
Read More....May 2025 Economic Outlook
By early May, equity markets had rebounded from April’s losses, and recent data has yet to show a sharp drop in economic activity. Market volatility has also eased, with the […]
Read More....Office Market Booms Due to Soft Labor Market
A cooling labor market may be breathing new life into the office real estate sector, according to reporting by San Francisco Business Times’ Hannah Kanik. Nick Romito, CEO of real […]
Read More....Office Leasing is Slowing Down Due to Economic Uncertainty
Office leasing activity has shown signs of recovery in key markets and sectors in recent months. However, that momentum may be at risk as global economic instability and a potential […]
Read More....April 2025 Newsletter
Our team at WCRE discusses the current commercial real estate events that are impacting the Philadelphia and New Jersey markets in our April 2025 newsletter. New Jersey is seeing a […]
Read More....Brandywine CEO Sees Office Leasing Surge
Brandywine Realty Trust has 306,000 square feet of new office leases set to start in the coming months, which is the highest quarterly total of future lease commencements in nearly […]
Read More....ISRA – Five Things You Should Know
ISRA or the Industrial Site Recovery Act, N.J.S.A. 13:1K (ISRA) is a unique environmental law that requires the remediation of certain industrial or commercial properties before they can be sold, […]
Read More....Millions of Square Feet of Federal Property Set to Hit the Market
Since the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) announced plans to drastically shrink the federal government’s real estate footprint, details have emerged in phases. While the situation remains loose, the […]
Read More....Amazon Finalizes Manhattan Office Lease
Amazon has signed one of Manhattan’s largest office leases of 2024 as it rapidly expands its footprint in New York and beyond. To accommodate a growing in-office workforce, the tech […]
Read More....Philadelphia’s Population Surged in 2024
Between 2019 and 2024, the Philadelphia metro area added an estimated 88,100 residents—its strongest five-year growth in decades. Remarkably, over half of that growth occurred in 2024 alone, signaling a […]
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