Targeting The Tie-Breaker: How Data Centers Are Standing Out From The Crowd
When it comes to data centers, the key to standing out from the crowd is innovation.
With many data centers similarly equipped to handle client needs, what helps tip the balance with customers is finding a way to differentiate. That differentiation often doesn't mean a chance to exact a premium, but rather to get the deal signed.
"We are very, very big believers that innovation is the key to all companies. But also I don't think anybody will pay one extra nickle for it — it's the tie-breaker," QTS Chief Revenue Officer Clint Heiden said.
Innovation was…
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Pebblebrook-LaSalle Merger Finalized As REIT Sells $800M In Hotels
The nine-month-long saga between two Bethesda-based lodging REITs has officially come to an end, with Pebblebrook Hotel Trust completing its acquisition of LaSalle Hotel Properties.
Pebblebrook announced the closing of the $5.2B merger Friday, along with the sale of five properties…
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Grave Climate Realities Do Little To Dissuade Builders Chasing Profits, Population On The Coasts
Trillions of dollars in properties and developments along the coastal U.S. are being threatened by a warming planet, according to a groundbreaking government study released this month.
But to some developers, global warming, rising seas, strengthening storms and their respective surges are still too abstract — or even not really believable — to deter their investments in commercial properties along the coast, where the country's most valuable real estate still lies. Even those who do agree that the Earth's climate is changing for the worse see Americans continue to move to coastal cities, people who need places to live, work and spend.
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Revisiting 2018's Biggest CRE Predictions: The Good, The Bad And What We Got Wrong
As we look toward the new year and consider the new challenges and possibilities 2019 will bring for the industry, Bisnow revisited its commercial real estate predictions for 2018 to determine just how far off we were. From the continued expansion of the economy to the booming industrial market, turns out we were pretty spot on. We analyzed 22 of our predictions and how those trends played out (or didn't).
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Real Estate Investors Riding The Cycle: Why Some Are Still Bold And Others Cautious
Real estate investors are attacking the long real estate cycle differently — some choosing caution and others believing there is still time to be aggressive in the marketplace.
“I'm very concerned about where we are in the cycle,” said PMRG Investments President Roger Gregory, whose company will change its name to Madison Marquette in the fourth quarter. When he is evaluating a five-year value-add hold, there could very well be a downturn sometime during those five years, Gregory said.
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