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How Is Virtual Land Valued in the Metaverse? Physical real estate is traditionally valued by its location, proximity to businesses, work, or popular destinations, net operating income, and so on. The metaverse introduced a new asset class, virtual real estate. Here, the land is located digitally online, and it is purchased directly from the platform […]

Prime Industrial Markets   Industrial is the current darling of commercial real estate. With historical sales numbers, low vacancies, and robust supply across major metros, investors are yearning for the opportunity to enter the industrial market. But as the asset class grows in popularity, supply and demand become unbalanced. Tight market conditions, paired with rising […]

Inflation’s Impact on Cap Rates Consumer prices are rising at the fastest pace seen in the last four decades, and the Federal Reserve is battling inflation and responding with increasing interest rates. According to Trading Economics, as of May 2022 the current inflation rate is 8.5 percent. Energy prices increased 32 percent, with gas rising […]

Six months since Facebook rebranded to Meta, the metaverse has evolved from an idea to an investor’s playland. Yet, there are still many unknowns and limited knowledge on the potential impact of this new technology on society and the economy.

Here’s How to Claim Your Stake in the Metaverse The metaverse is a hot topic as of late. While some believe it may already be too late to enter the game, we’ve constructed a guide on how to claim your stake in the ever-evolving and growing metaverse. While there is no immediate benefit to buying […]

Before the pandemic, women accounted for the majority of the entire workforce, but global health crisis set back this milestone. In the male-dominated commercial real estate industry, females represent 36.7 percent of brokers, according to a 2020 study by CREW Network. Female brokers have to work three times as hard as their male counterparts. The […]

Since 2021, the metaverse has dominated headlines, in part due to social media giant Facebook rebranding to Meta in November, showing its dedication to future technology. In terms of commercial real estate, investors were either quick to snap up land in the metaverse or were skeptical of the outlook. Dozens of platforms, where a version […]

  Inflation will ensure a higher cost of capital this year, but commercial real estate remains the best inflation resistant investment vehicle.   It’s officially happening. Interest rates are moving up.   After years of quantitative easing, inflationary pressures have forced the Federal Reserve to reverse course. According to a CPI report from December, consumer […]

In March 2020, the whole world paused as COVID-19 spread across the globe and with it, an uncertain economic future. Kyle Matthews, the CEO and chairman of Matthews Real Estate Investment Services, didn’t get the memo. Rather than hit the brakes, the firm continued to expand and hire new brokers.   It isn’t surprising, considering the firm’s […]