Commentary

On Dec. 4, the Miami Planning and Zoning Appeals Board (PZAB) voted 8-1 to recommend repealing special area plans (SAPs) from Miami 21's zoning code.

Rent control, interest rates, a bifurcating multifamily market. Here are some trends we can expect to see in 2020.

Compared to traditional forms of construction, container-based building reduces the costs of planning, engineering, and construction.

Capital, e-commercial sales and a perceived rising interest rate environment are the three major factors influencing the market.

Landlords often have clues that a tenant is going to be filing for bankruptcy, rental payments are consistently late several months in a row and the tenant falls more than a month behind on the rent.

Thanks to increased demand for healthcare services, the medical net lease sector will continue to offer steady cash flow and safe returns for investors.

Despite the specter of trade wars and a global economic slowdown, net lease investors bought in Q3 2019, showing confidence in the sector and economy. However, the US economy bears watching, especially in light of another Federal Reserve interest rate cut.

Perhaps like affordable housing initiatives, it would be beneficial for cities to create "affordable artist enclave zones".