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Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are providing invaluable data that can be used to help you make decisions about your office and commercial real estate strategies.  Here’s a recent Cresa Insights article that talks about how Cresa uses GIS to help companies.  It will cover: ·           What is GIS? ·           GIS through history ·           What can it do? ·           GIS and Real Estate (5 key practices) If we can help you learn more about GIS and how Cresa utilizes this technology, please call 301-841-6542 or visit my website at  www.tenant-broker.com .   Cresa and GIS Miles Van Denburg GIS Analyst, Boston 10/21/21 During the COVID pandemic, in-person site visits and local tours became much less common. But on a larger scale, the pandemic created extensive changes to how and where we...

There are many factors affecting the commercial real estate market, and we feature a Forbes article that lists 14 factors for 2021 and beyond. These insights are from the Forbes Real Estate Council and talks about both challenges and opportunities. As companies make real estate decisions, there’s often a tendency to consider short-term priorities, without thinking of long-term goals. Our consulting experts take the time to understand your vision for the future or, when necessary, can help you clearly define it for the first time. From strategy through implementation, we deliver custom real estate solutions that enhance every facet of your business. If we can help you with your real estate strategies, let’s talk. We align your short-term decisions with a long-term vision. You can reach me at www.tenant-broker.com. 14 Important Factors Impacting Commercial Real Estate In 2021 And Beyond September 3rd, 2021 Forbes Real Estate Council Like nearly every industry, the Covid-19 pandemi...

This week, we feature information from Jon Banister from Bisnow, Washington D.C. He gives examples from the recent Bisnow’s D.C. Architecture and Design Summit of how office tenants and landlords are making their office space more like “home.” Highlights: - “People got really comfortable working in their homes,” FOX Architects founder and Chairman Bob Fox said. “Now in order to get them back, we’ve got to create an environment that’s going to incentivize them, that they’re going to be excited to come back to, that’s going to be a great place to be, otherwise we’re going to lose out on that competitive talent.” - Hickok Cole Architects owner Yolanda Cole says “Designing and constructing our own office space during a pandemic, clearly what was happening to us at the time had an impact on how we looked at the design of the space.” - One of the main hurdles preventing employees from wanting to come back to the office is the commute, and Quinn Evans principal Al...

This week, we feature a recent Cresa Whitepaper that examines how business leaders can view real estate post COVID-19. Written by Ash Pajoohi, Principal, Head of Portfolio Strategy and Consulting. Some highlights: - The talent war is in full swing, and the workplace is becoming an integral component to attract and retain the best talent. But how to best allocate resources and support this evolving workforce remains a challenge. - Company leaders can maximize resource allocation, better mitigate risk, set targets, rebalance when necessary, and extract value and increase return on investment of their workforce by providing a truly optimized real estate footprint. - With the pandemic experience and the related acquisition of new knowledge, forward-thinking companies have an incredible opportunity to deconstruct dated methodologies and look at their business needs and requirements through a new lens. - By positioning internal real estate as a strategic...

This week we feature an article from Bisnow.com that sounds a cautionary note about the future of commercial real estate in the Washington D.C. market. Author Jon Banister captures some thoughts from top developers who spoke at Bisnow’s D.C. State of the Market event. Some highlights: Fivesquares Development principal Andy Altman said. "There’s a sense of, ‘Oh, look at the cranes everywhere, this will just go on. We’re now at 700,000 people and it’s just this straight line that’s ascending.'" That sentiment is a misguided one that forgets D.C.'s history over the past three decades, said Altman, who served as D.C.'s planning director under Mayor Anthony Williams. "I’ve never seen a more inhospitable place for business," Roadside development partner Richard Lake said. "I really am very concerned that everyone thinks this thing is just going to continue to go on. "With the tax policies, the regulatory policies, it costs more to build the same exac...