Columnists

A photo looking through server rack of male IT professional working in data center.
Industrial · Policy
National

The Definition of ‘Jobs’ in the Data Center Economy Needs to Shift

By Suhail Y. Tayeb
Two employees going over data on computer screens.
Industry · Technology
National

How CRE Analysts Will Best Learn the Work That AI Can’t Do

By Arunabh Dastidar
Two hands shaking.
Residential · Housing
New York City

My New $100 Mortgage Company — Just in Time for NY’s Tax on $1M All-Cash Home Buys

By Robert Knakal
Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks about the Fiscal Year 2027 Preliminary Budget at City Hall.
Residential · Construction Financing
New York City

Mayor Mamdani: Stop Trying to Build Housing. Start Incentivizing It.

By Robert Knakal
An aerial view of the area neighboring Central Avenue and Fourth Street in downtown Los Angeles.
Residential · Housing
California

California’s Office Vacancy Is a New Housing Opportunity

By Sheri L. Bonstelle
Students at a graduation ceremony.
Industry · Columnists
National

My Commencement Address: The ‘Why’ Often Comes Later

By Robert Knakal
An old-time front desk bell at a reception desk.
Residential · Columnists
National

Multifamily Investors Should Consider Hospitality Too

By Anthony Falor
Illustration of a robotic arm emerging from a circular opening to balance a scale with people in each tray of the scale.
Industrial · Urban Planning
National

The Data Center Industry Is Measuring the Wrong Thing

By Suhail Y. Tayeb
An illustration of robots examining documents.
Industry · Technology
National

Agentic AI’s Impact on Commercial Real Estate Goes Beyond Time Saved

By Arunabh Dastidar
Apartment buildings in the Bronx.
Residential · Columnists
New York City

Manhattan Is Leading Multifamily’s Recovery Again — But This Time It’s Different

By Lev Mavashev
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Office · Office Leases
New York City

The Office Operating Model That Converts Uncertainty Into Occupancy

By Chase Garbarino
An aerial shot of Manhattan where the buildings appear to glow.
Office · Office Leases
New York City

New York City’s Class B and C Office Recovery Is Real — and Accelerating

By Robert Knakal
Apartment buildings in the Bronx.
Residential · Housing
New York City

The Housing Policy Gap That the Mamdani Administration Must Address

By Brian Ezra
Protests like this one in Detroit have centered on the often copious amounts of power and water that data centers consume.
Industrial · Columnists
National

The Data Center Debate Is Missing the Point

By Suhail Y. Tayeb
An illustration of a small toy house and red arrow pointing down.
Residential · Housing
New York City

New York’s Pied-à-Terre Tax Would Be Economic Self-Sabotage

By Robert Knakal
A bingo ping-pong ball rolls out of a hopper.
Residential · Housing
New York City

NYC’s Housing Connect Lottery System Urgently Needs Reform

By Carlina Rivera
A lone shopper in the aisle of a department store.
Retail · Columnists
New York City

Commercial Rent Regulation in New York Will Hurt the Businesses It Aims to Protect

By James Wacht