All Hands on Deck

April 8, 2024

The cargo ship, Dali, recently struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, resulting in the tragic loss of six lives. The Port of Baltimore was forced to shut down temporarily – a significant event given Baltimore is the ninth…

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A Renaissance in the American Shopping Mall?

April 1, 2024

Commercial real estate is a diverse asset class. Its various sectors experience different trajectories. While certain sectors, such as multifamily housing, have thrived before and during the pandemic, the retail sector, particularly shopping malls, has faced major headwinds. The surge…

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Challenges for Multi-Family Housing

March 25, 2024

Once the darling of the commercial real estate market, Class A multi-family properties are currently in a bit of a slump. A combination of changes in market cycle factors has prompted the sector to stumble for the first time in…

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Slowing Down the Business News Cycle

March 18, 2024

A news cycle is traditionally defined as the period between when you get the latest information and what your reaction is to that information. When I started my career, the news cycle was daily. The information you needed was delivered…

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The Madness of Crowds

March 11, 2024

In 1852, Scottish journalist Charles Mackay wrote Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds. In his book, Mackay chronicled financial manias through history, including the 17th-century Dutch Tulip Mania bubble. He showed the consistency of human behavior when it comes…

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