WeWork and Airbnb: A Tale of Two Disruptors

By: Dror Poleg Spring 2020 Issue

The companies represent different approaches to the future of real estate, and their success or failure will offer important lessons to landlords.

Finance Articles from Previous Issues

By: Ken Simonson
Winter 2019/2020 Issue
Labor shortages affect 81% of contractors across the U.S. — and they don’t see the problem improving any time soon.
By: Anirban Basu
Winter 2019/2020 Issue
Inflation and unemployment remain low, but how long will these conditions last?
By: Jonathan Havens and Anamika Roy
Fall 2019 Issue
Conflicting local and federal laws, along with NIMBYism, could be slowing investment in marijuana-related facilities.
By: Bruce Johnson
Fall 2019 Issue
Both options can be good investment vehicles for commercial real estate.
By: Tom McCahill
Fall 2019 Issue
This popular investment tool that arose in the 1990s can offer notable advantages over other financing practices.
By: Ken Simonson
Summer 2019 Issue
After a brief retreat, outlays for materials are poised to increase; meanwhile, compensation for workers continues to climb.
By: Dan Thrailkill
Summer 2019 Issue
A drafting error in the recent tax reform law has the potential to take a big bite out of the bottom line for developers who renovate properties for new tenants.
By: Rich Tucker
Summer 2019 Issue
Five members of the association’s Deal and Investment Concepts Forum tell how members bond through relevant, in-depth conversations in a noncompetitive setting.
By: Trey Barrineau
Spring 2019 Issue
The sector’s productivity hasn’t improved much in years, but that could be changing as workforce challenges increase.

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Summer Summer 2024 Issue

This issue features a cover story on The Stack, the first high-rise office project in Canada to earn Zero Carbon Building Design certification. Other feature articles examine the new realities of CRE investing across different sectors, the challenges of finding move-in-ready space for advanced manufacturing startups, and lessons learned from Mark IV’s acquisition and master planning of a 4,300-acre Opportunity Zone industrial project in northern Nevada.  

Spring Spring 2024 Issue

This issue includes a cover story on the Judson Mill District, a mixed-use textile mill revitalization project in Greenville, South Carolina. Other feature articles shine a spotlight on two innovative redevelopment projects that are converting closed auto assembly sites into new uses; the first locally grown, locally sourced mass timber building in the Southeast (Atlanta); and Marquette University’s Summer CRE High School Immersion Program.

Winter20232024Archive Winter 2023/2024 Issue

The winter 2023/2024 issue of Development magazine includes the boom in data center real estate development, economist’s take on what’s working and what’s not working in commercial real estate, a perspective on how artificial intelligence may reshape real estate, and a report on the outlook for capital markets, office, retail and industrial real estate.  

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