The combination of the firms will offer a keen understanding of the national commercial real estate landscape with a precise, street-level focus that establishes a competitive advantage for investors during all phases of an asset's lifecycle.

A need for flexibility and speed has given rise to alternative lending sources, and new lenders are entering the market.

More than 5 million square feet of new space becoming available in each of the past three years and another 3 million square feet of new space has opened in the first half of 2018, says Cushman & Wakefield.

"Currently, new uses of asbestos are banned as part of a greater effort to phase out asbestos. This new rule would change that."