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Groch will primarily focus on opportunities to deploy capital in the company's merger and acquisition program and to allocate capital that will be invested by its real estate investments businesses—functions he has overseen for the past 10 years.

However, Sightlines Report finds that aged buildings on campuses indicates even more capital is needed.

WeWork announced today that it has received the $6-billion investment from Softbank. A total of $5 billion is in the form of primary growth capital and the remaining $1 billion is in secondary capital, which will be used to fund share purchases from investors and employees.

While fundraising in value add and opportunistic funds was up last year, core and core-plus had dropped dramatically.

E-commerce sales totaled $453.5 billion in 2017, growing at an average of 15% annually since 2010, and e-tailers are spending big to keep the attention of buyers, to the tune of some $30 million in 2018 Super Bowl ad buys.

Social, technological and economic shifts will drive rapid change in the suburbs over the next decade.

Law firms have been slow to adopt modern workplace solutions, like updating back office systems and incorporating employees in work configuration needs.

Survey says brokers also expect to be in the real estate business for the rest of their careers.