Regional Commercial Real Estate Trends


Some Retail Tenants look to Aggressively Expand

Retailers look to expand amid the economic uncertainty

Despite lingering uncertainty in the economy, some retailers are preparing to roll out robust expansion plans in 2023 and subsequent years. An analysis by Minneapolis-based commercial real estate firm Northmarq […]

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Office Owners Want to Own More Than Office Space

Office Owners

Many of the most prominent office developers in the U.S. are shifting gears, looking to buy or build real estate that isn’t office.  Boston Properties Inc. is planning to develop […]

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WCRE FOURTH QUARTER 2022 REPORT

Southern New Jersey & Philly Markets Buffeted By Rapid Interest Rate Hikes, Inflation Leasing and Sales are Down, and Some Deals in Progress are Disrupted Commercial real estate brokerage WCRE […]

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US Industrial Development Starts the Plunge in the Fourth Quarter

Inflation and the higher interest rates accompanying it have finally begun to curtail the largest commercial real estate construction boom by square footage recorded for any property type in the […]

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Interest Rates and Economy Will Affect building Industry in 2023

how interest rates will affect building in 2023

Especially on the for-sale housing side, the construction market is slowing in the wake of higher interest rates and concerns about a recession in 2023. In November, total construction starts […]

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Royal Farms Plans for North Carolina Expansion

Royal Farms Expanding

Royal Farms is the latest convenience store chain plotting a course to expand in the Southeast. Baltimore-based Royal Farms will open stores in six North Carolina cities starting in early […]

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Five Below Store Openings are Slow but Moving Forward

Five Below Slow Openings But Still Moving Forward with Expansions

Discount retailer Five Below’s store expansion slowed a bit this year, but the retailer still expects to be just about on target to debut 1,000 brick-and-mortar sites in the next […]

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Inflation Puts Cost of Living in Spotlight, Philly Ranking Affordability

Cost of Living

The cost of living in the Philadelphia metro area is slightly higher than in the average U.S. market, with local residents paying more for housing and utilities but less for […]

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Retailers Cautiously Optimistic About Holiday Shopping

Covid-19 concerns are diminished, inflation worries are high. But consumers are ready to celebrate what’s for many the first so-called normal holiday season in three years, which experts say should […]

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Amazon’s Strategy for Big Industrial Space Cuts

Amazon Big Industrial Cuts

Retail behemoth Amazon is generally tight-lipped about its real estate strategy, and it didn’t say much about its decision to trim its industrial portfolio earlier this year. Still, through its […]

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ULI Survey Predicts Modest Slowdown, Quick Economic Recovery

Cost of Living

The Urban Land Institute’s semi-annual survey of 40-plus economists and real estate industry analysts suggest an economic and real estate slowdown are on the horizon. The survey, released every May […]

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World Series Matchup Between Astros and Phillies: A Costar Look

Philadelphia Phillies

A World Series between the Houston Astros and Philadelphia Phillies, set to start Friday in Texas, also is a matchup of two of the country’s most important commercial real estate […]

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