Scott Baltic
Scott Baltic has been a contributing editor with Commercial Property Executive since 2011 and also wrote for its predecessor, Commercial Property News. He started writing about CRE in 1988 for a group of Chicago-based publications and in 1989 became the editor of Midwest Real Estate News. After moving on from there in 1991, Baltic continued writing occasionally about real estate, for publications like the Chicago Sun-Times, National Real Estate Investor, Urban Land, Shopping Center World and Architect’s Newspaper. He earned a master’s in journalism from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism and has a bachelor’s from North Park University.
The Struggle Between Capital and Interest Rates
At DLA Piper Summit’s plenary session, industry veterans from Allianz Real Estate, Blackstone, USAA, Brookfield and Ventas reflected on the relationship between shrinking interest rates and the trainloads of capital looking for suitable opportunities.
Proptech Explosion, “Fracking” Are Transforming CRE
Multinational law firm DLA Piper’s latest in its long series of one-day conferences sped off to a quick start with an in-depth look at some of the technological and demographic trends that are shaking up CRE.
Singaporean Investors Ink $1.4B Deal With Digital Realty
Mapletree Investments has agreed to buy a data center portfolio from Digital Realty and is also partnering with the company to co-own three hyper-scale data centers.
Flex Office Space: Much More Than WeWork
A new CBRE report traces a trend that’s growing well beyond a niche offering from a handful of players, while new business models could attract even more and larger tenants.
Navigating the 7 Cs of Property Management
Economic, technological and demograhic trends are changing the field in permanent ways. How are today’s professionals meeting rising expectations?
Lexington Realty Buys Big, Eying E-Commerce
The $180 million portfolio transaction is part of the company’s plan to transition to a 100 percent industrial-focused net-lease REIT.
Boston Properties Buys Some More in Its Home Metro
Even prior to the $106 million transaction, the REIT was already Waltham’s largest owner and manager of Class A office space.
Leasing Surge Hits New Jersey’s Bell Works
With the signing of 16 new tenants, the office space at the 2 million-square-foot former Bell Labs campus is more than 90 percent occupied.
CRE Execs Weigh In on Smart Contracts
A new survey by Savoy Stewart of more than 500 commercial real estate professionals outlines both proptech’s advantages and barriers to its wider adoption.
Retail Sector Makes Headway in Experiential Drive
Despite dire warnings of brick-and-mortar’s demise, innovation among operators and retailers is resulting in surprisingly strong fundamentals, Marcus & Millichap reports in a new update.