“Second-quarter leasing velocity in New Jersey outpaced the first quarter, with new deals making up two-thirds of the transactions,” says Matthew Dolly, Transwestern's New Jersey research director.

GlobeSt.com recently chatted with JLL's Greg Maloney, CEO of retail and other retail experts about the format type and new concepts.

There is a focus on conservation, connectivity and an active outdoor lifestyle, and walkability is becoming a driving factor in housing, from single-family master planned communities, to high-density mixed-use urban-infill.

Companies have access to angel investors and VC, and the IPO market is available for companies with good data; however, there has been concern about the proposal to cut $1.2 billion from the medical-research agency, C&W's Ted Jacobs tells GlobeSt.com.