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A new survey from Coldwell Banker Commercial about purchase preferences reveals Millennials in large part still enjoy shopping in physical stores, with a surprising 73 percent saying they enjoy the experience of being in a store or mall.

By Joshua Pardue, Director, Stan Johnson Co.: If an investor is working with a small-cap tenant, trying to get financing to buy or build his or her property, there is quite a bit of homework to be done.

By Rick Gann, Chief Products Officer, Steadfast Cos.: This question, of course, is loaded heavily by the increasingly debatable assumption that interest rates indeed will rise in the near future. Yet for the sake of discussion, let us accept the premise that the Fed will soon engineer a modest uptick in, among other rates, the 10-year Treasury.

By Manuel Fishman, Real Estate Attorney, Buchalter Nemer: That is not a typo. Your operating and capital budgets for 2015 are in place and, absent unanticipated tenant defaults, the pro forma for 2015 is set and the goal is to execute—and get ready for the following year.

By Jay Maddox, Principal, RE Consulting & Advisory Services, Avison Young: Real estate crowdfunding is taking the media by storm and attracting substantial venture capital.

By Paul Curtis As a resident of a hot, humid southern state, I always welcome the cooler temperatures of the changing season. However, falling leaves and falling temperatures can also serve as a trigger for unwelcome pests to seek out a warm place to over-winter. Many pests have adapted successfully to living in close proximity to humans. They often nest and live in buildings, and can squeeze through very small spaces. Some of these pests, such as mice and rats, are familiar to our structures year-round and some are considered occasional invaders. The term “occasional invader” is used to describe…

The 2014 CREW Network Impact Awards, announced during the annual Convention & Marketplace, honor a variety of accomplished and creative women.