More office buildings are slated to be repurposed into apartments, retail, and/or hotels, helping to keep vacancy at bay.

For Amazon, "it's a combination of city planning, telecommunications landscape and real estate community mentality," WiredScore CEO Arie Barendrecht tells GlobeSt.com in the second part of a two-part interview.

By staying informed on this technology, property managers can bring ideal applications into their organization that will increase their own contributions as well as the revenue and efficiency of their organizations, Yardi's Matt Eggers tells GlobeSt.com.

At a national average of 2.6% year over year, the current rate of rent growth is “roughly in line with the long-term norm,” says Greg Willett at RealPage.