NEW YORK CITY—Ethan Penner looks at the lesson he learned very early in his career— a lesson more institutions have been forced to forgo to get a good return.

CHARLOTE, N.C.—As Partner's Kristine MacWilliams sees it, even a smaller scope Phase II can save on long-term costs and liability in the long run.

SAN BERNARDINO, CA—Already a logistics hub, San Bernardino County is growing in an often overlooked segment: small business. And the opportunity is ripe, says Mike Stull, director for the Inland Empire Center for Entrepreneurship (IECE).

ATLANTA—While large portions of the U.S. are feeling the squeeze of low cap rates, Southeast net lease is on a hot streak, and nowhere is that more evident than in Atlanta.

NEW YORK CITY—According to a pair of reports from JLL, the pieces are in place to carry the retail momentum into 2015.

NEW YORK CITY—While core markets still top the list for luxury retailers, “many of these metros are saturated and that's pushing expansion in secondary cities,” says Michael Hirschfeld, SVP of JLL Retail.

NEW YORK CITY—Creating the a successful space isn't the end of operating a successful flagship store. But as Rick Miglorielli and Michael Hirschfield of JLL see it, the secret is actually quite simple.

LOS ANGELES—In his most recent post, Ethan Penner looks at the differences in analyses between his Chinese and non-Chinese students at his USC business school course and asks to what extent do societal prejudices inform our interpretations of the economy.