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Sep 11, 2023 Two Birds, One Stone: Office to Multifamily Conversions Simultaneously Repurpose Empty Offices and Boost Housing Supply By Drew Albert In a post-pandemic world in which office vacancies have climbed to a twenty year high nationwide and the country faces a housing supply...
Aug 31, 2023 The Big Shift - Germany's green transition to energy efficient real estate By Cihangir Agdemir Germany's real estate market is undergoing a transformation driven by climate goals. Over 60% of existing housing must be renovated in...
Jul 21, 2023 Back to the future?! - An update on the future of retail property By Etienne Richthammer Rene Lochmann Katrin Gerceker The retail sector is (still) in crisis. Although the Covid 19 pandemic has exacerbated this trend, it has been clearly visible for years...
Jul 14, 2023 Facility Management: Challenges, opportunities and trends in an important side sector of the Real Estate Market! By Jimmy Theodorou Katrin Gerceker The new way of working, digitalization and a growing awareness of sustainability are also changing the requirements for contemporary...
Jun 20, 2023 German Transparency Register: Last call for (foreign) real estate companies! - The deadline for the reporting is 30 June 2023. By Etienne Richthammer Rene Lochmann Katrin Gerceker Foreign companies that acquire real estate in Germany, either directly or by acquiring shares (so-called "share deals"), have already...
Apr 26, 2023 Future of Tokens - Tokenizing Real World Assets By Brandon Dekema Tokenizing real world assets is once again seeing renewed interest as platforms mature and are viewed as a stable, approachable method...
Mar 29, 2023 San Francisco Should Make Way for More Housing By Phillip Babich San Francisco lawmakers and housing advocates alike cannot seem to find a way to get more housing built without endless...
Mar 20, 2023 Why the Most Recent Banking Crisis Isn’t Like the Financial Crisis of 2008 and What It Means for Interest Rates By Beth Rosenblatt The shutdown of several banks in the U.S. over the last week has left many in a panic and questioning whether a recession is possible....
Mar 15, 2023 Converting Office Space to Residential: The Answer to a Nationwide Housing Shortage? By Alex Lowell In the aftermath of the pandemic, many companies have shifted to remote working, which has led to the highest office vacancy rate in...
Mar 15, 2023 Proposed New York Bill Would Impose Mortgage Recording Tax and UCC Recording for Mezzanine Debt and Preferred Equity in Real Estate Transactions By Brandon Sapala John Hogan The Judiciary Committees of both houses of the New York State legislature are currently reviewing bills (S318 and A407 respectively) that...
Mar 09, 2023 The Karstadt-Galeria-Kaufhof Group - an "old German friend" in restructuring By Katrin Gerceker Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof GmbH ("GKK"), based in Essen, Germany, is the second largest department store chain in Europe with 131 stores...
Feb 14, 2023 From depression to recovery – let’s come full (business) circle! By Katrin Gerceker And in the end, the business cycle, which explains the natural rise and fall of economic growth over time, is also, by its very name, a...
Dec 22, 2022 U.S. EPA Publishes Final Rule Updating Standards for All Appropriate Inquiry By Jennifer Smokelin Casey Snyder On December 15, 2022 U.S. EPA published its long-awaited final rulemaking updating its regulations on the All Appropriate Inquiries...
Dec 20, 2022 New York Climate Panel Approves Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Plan By Peter Trimarchi As widely expected, yesterday New York State's Climate Action Council approved the Final Scoping Plan required under the State's Climate...
Aug 24, 2022 The robots are coming - are we ready? By Tony Alfonso Increased automation in the hospitality industry is another example of how businesses are using technology to cut costs and address new...
Aug 16, 2022 Buying Spree for Cash Buyers? By Jonathan Kurry A rising tide floats all boats, as the saying goes, but that's not always a good thing. Rising interest rates place upward pressure on...