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A lot has been made about the in-store shopping trends we are seeing in retail. What has largely been overlooked are the shipping trends shaping the retail landscape this year. Consumers continue to expect faster deliveries for free, which puts enormous stress on retailers at the last mile.
Fallout from the housing collapse a decade ago resulted in a surge in the renter population–outpacing homeownership for the first time in history. It also marked a return to cities where more walkability with access to public transportation offered a much more affordable lifestyle.
Of all of the innovations sweeping through CRE this year, perhaps no sector expects to see a bigger wave of change than the hotel space. Like all other sectors of the CRE industry, technology is at the heart of these changes.
Augmented Reality and Artificial Intelligence (AR and AI) may still be far from standard in CRE, but it’s only a matter of time. High-end firms have already been using these tech tools on a grand scale. Research by Goldman Sachs estimates that by 2025, virtual reality (VR) technology will generate over $2.5 billion in revenue.
It’s called m-commerce; it combines e-commerce with mobile. It is estimated that a huge majority of Americans own a Smartphone and spend about five hours daily on it. Last year, the number of people accessing the internet via mobile surpassed those using a desktop computer.
Investing in real estate can be a way to earn passive income and increase your wealth. While plenty of investors have success in residential real estate, others make a move to commercial real estate to gain even more money.
Attitude is everything and your mindset determines your attitude. Some of the most successful people in the world say having a positive mindset and a go-getter attitude is their secret to success, so why not do the same? If you want to start 2018 aimed at increasing YOUR success, start with these 7 tips.
Did you know that more than 460 million professionals are looking to network on LinkedIn? As popular as Facebook and Twitter have become for promoting your business, there is an untapped resource that you should utilize heading into this year.
This year is almost in the books. As a CRE agent, it’s time to look at your CRE pipeline. Are you ready for 2018? Will you be stuck priming the same pumps as you did this year or do you want to refresh your strategy to build a pipeline of leads for a strong new year?
By now, everyone has had a chance to digest the impact of Amazon’s purchase of Whole Foods and the introduction of their AmazonGo and AmazonFresh grocery innovations. Yet Amazon’s effect on CRE goes beyond these changes.