Owner-operators and owner-investors are challenged with finding a balance between operational benefits delivered by existing technology and the potential disruptive impact to business models by what's coming next,” says Altus CEO Robert Courteau.

Secondary and tertiary markets need to tell a very good story for investors to be interested, which is generating strong demand in South County for stable retail properties, M&M's Paul Bitonti tells GlobeSt.com.

Cryptocurrencies are still in their infancy as a form of payment since ownership rates of this technology is still very low, but it is an emerging market, and companies are positioning themselves to be players in the space, experts tell GlobeSt.com.

Differences in the two programs aside, borrowers stand to gain, no matter if they choose Freddie or Fannie, with cutbacks on debt service and utility savings and gains for the environment.