The Uber for Business and Uber Central apps allow companies to provide this service for their employees and guests, while the service itself is a game-changer for future TOD, Uber's Max Crowley tells GlobeSt.com.

A partnership between Lincoln Property Co. and Alcion Ventures has gained financing for construction of the first phase of the 470,000-square-foot creative-office campus here, which aims to be a one-of-a-kind working and dining experience.

"We believe there is a growing need for various types of transitional housing—from nursing homes to independent living—for our aging community," Pathfinder Partners' Mitch Siegler tells GlobeSt.com.

Amazon's acquisition of Whole Foods sets the stage for a battle between the e-commerce giant and Walmart for supremacy in the grocery space, Landmark Capital Advisors' Adam Deermount tells GlobeSt.com.

Moving forward, much of real estate technology will be focused on allowing more control and transparency in transactions for buyers, sellers and brokers, Ten-X's Steve Jacobs tells GlobeSt.com.

Companies have access to angel investors and VC, and the IPO market is available for companies with good data; however, there has been concern about the proposal to cut $1.2 billion from the medical-research agency, C&W's Ted Jacobs tells GlobeSt.com.

Investor strategies continue to shift toward suburban and second-tier markets that provide higher yields, but there are still buyers—particularly from overseas—for trophy central-business-district assets, Colliers' Cynthia Foster tells GlobeSt.com.

Retail and neighborhood shopping centers are shifting more into restaurant and service-driven tenants, and boutique and higher-end specialty fitness is making a big push here as well, Regency Centers' Chris Sanchez tells GlobeSt.com.