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Craig Meyer & Kris Bjorson: ‘Tis the Season – To Redefine Retail Supply Chain RE

Tis the season to order last-minute, gift-wrapped goods for next-day home delivery. But our growing demand for near-instant gratification via e-commerce means cookie-cutter industrial facilities of yesteryear are no longer going to cut it, according to a recent Jones Lang LaSalle report.

The New Normal

Secure wired solutions for outside devices and open-floor plans

Technology Key to Success in M-F Sector

The multi-family housing sector has launched into an upward trajectory that seems to know no bounds, according to industry experts, with apartment transactions reaching $22.1 billion in the third quarter of 2013.

A Perfect Cap Rate Storm: Increased Demand vs. Low Inventory

By Marilyn Kane, CEO, Iridium Capital: Buyers for net-lease properties far outpace new development as well as the willingness of traditional buyers.

Why Are REIT M&As So Rare?

By Britton Costa, Associate Director, REITs, Fitch Ratings: Mergers between publicly traded REITs have historically been sporadic. Thus, when one does occur, it typically stokes the long-simmering REIT M&A debate.

Reflecting Back on 2013

By Kenneth P. Riggs Jr., Chairman & President, Real Estate Research Corp.: As we take a closer look at the dynamics of the economy, it seems that the economic climate has done little more than putter along in 2013.

Hunting for Yield

By Marcelo Bermúdez, President, Figueroa Capital Group, subsidiary of Charles Dunn Co.: Are investors having trouble tracking down yield?

Guest Column: Branding Real Estate

The Alter Group’s Tom Silva talks about the value of branding, as evidenced by Forbes’ new efforts to apply its brand to commercial real estate.

Stars to Watch 2014: Sacha Zarba

Executive Vice President, CBRE Group Inc. Greatest Accomplishments: With a client base extending across technology, financial services, law and advertising, Zarba works with quite a number of Fortune 500 companies and a who’s who of technology firms with New York City offices. In addition to LinkedIn and eBay, his tech clients include Etsy, Groupon, Fab.com, ZocDoc and Mediaocean. And while his renewal and expansion for advertising agency Dentsu McGarry Bowen was huge, he also recently represented Man Investments, one of the biggest hedge funds in the world, on a relocation. On the landlord side, he advises Boston Properties Inc., Jacob…