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- May 18, 2020
Back in May 2016, I wrote a narrative on the first solar road in the world (read here). Looks like I was way ahead of the curve on this technology. It is still coming but solar power inside a road seems to be a long way off. This road has been a total flop. Why? …
Three Years Later, the French Solar Road Is a Total Flop Read More »
- May 11, 2020
The trend of being able to work from home is now here for all of us. The COVID-19 quarantine has forced the issue. And according to a detailed study by Nicholas Bloom of Stanford, it’s good business. Bloom did a two-year study on the effectiveness of working from home. Below is a nice summary from a …
- May 6, 2020
After a strong start to the year, COVID-19 has stamped a pause button on the majority of office deals in the market. Closing out the first quarter, the Metro Phoenix office market absorbed just 310,280 square feet. This is 25% of Q1 2019’s figure. Vacancy crept up only slightly by 100 basis points to 16.2%. …
1-Minute Phoenix Metro Office Market Update: Q1 2020 Read More »
- April 27, 2020
It was simply a matter of time before all office building tenant amenities would consider going green. Below are some pretty cool ideas for office building owners and tenants wanting be more environmentally-friendly. My favorite is the Margarita—I mean, smoothie—bike. 🙂 See below for the photo. What else is coming? – Balconies and …
- April 21, 2020
The last decade (pre-COVID-19) was a lesson in taking the long road. I remember meeting with a couple CEOs of homebuilding companies every year and hearing the same story from 2009-2012: “Last year was bad but this next year is going to be a lot better.” This was the message for four straight years. Multifamily, on …
- April 13, 2020
I first commented on this topic back in 2015 (click here to see my narrative and the video). The age of robotics is coming. And last month, it got even closer. Boston Dynamics announced their first commercial robot is going on sale. Yes, it will be expensive and limited, BUT it will be a commercially …
- April 7, 2020
Below is the US National Debt as a portion of the economy expressed as a graph. Since this graph was created, we have now surpassed World War II levels of debt, pushing debt to over 100% of GDP. You can see the most accurate calculation of national debt, which updates every second as it grows, here: https://www.usdebtclock.org/ The …
- March 31, 2020
When you get a survey result with 50% results, you pay attention. When you see 99% you better stop and make a change. Below is a 2019 report by Buffer on the State of Remote Work. The most important takeaway is that EVERYONE wants to spend some time working remotely — and by everyone, I mean 99%. …
- March 25, 2020
We represent tenants looking for office space in metro Phoenix and across the US. Some clients are CRE savvy and others negotiate a lease once every 5 years. One question I hear all the time is, why are rents so high? Or, said another way, how does my rent break down? Below is a cool graphic …
- March 25, 2020
When you get a survey result with 50% results, you pay attention. When you see 99% you better stop and make a change. Below is a 2019 report by Buffer on the State of Remote Work. The most important takeaway is that EVERYONE wants to spend some time working remotely — and by everyone, I mean 99%. …
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