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Livestream from DisruptCRE in Chicago 12:00 PM CT Thursday May 4

From JLL: DisruptCRE Our national technology experts are partnering with DisruptCRE, the premier technology and commercial real estate conference series connecting CRE professionals with emerging industry technologies and trends. Be sure to tune in to JLL.com/DisruptCRE at 12:00 pm CT on Thursday May 4. Find out how artificial intelligence, virtual reality, big data and new …

Deloitte | Expectations & Market Realities in Real Estate 2017 – Intersection of Global Change

From Deloitte: Situs RERC, Deloitte, and the National Association of REALTORS® have once again partnered together to provide you with insight into the commercial real estate market. The year 2016 was certainly filled with surprises, but commercial real estate was able to withstand the external pressures and offer solid risk-adjusted returns. As many investors continue …

City Real Estate Dynamics: Global Office Index

From JLL’s Global Office Index 4Q 2016 Annual rental growth on prime office assets across the 110 major markets covered by the JLL Global Office Index decelerated to 2.3% in Q4 2016, down from 3.0% in Q3 and the slowest rate of full-year growth in three years. Quarter-on-quarter, rents rose by 0.4%, mirroring the pace …

Business Adventures

Warren Buffet and Bill Gates agree: This is the best business book they’ve read. Business Adventures: Twelve Classic Tales from the World of Wall Street by John Brooks

Commercial Real Estate Outlook 2017

From Deloitte: The real estate industry is increasingly influenced by rapid technological advancements and significant demographic shifts, which include growing urbanization, longevity of Baby Boomers, and differentiated lifestyle patterns of Millennials. In addition, macroeconomic and regulatory developments continue to impact profitability. How can companies gain a competitive advantage and drive top- and bottom-line growth? Here …

9 Ways to Hack Presentation Anxiety

Flip It – Pretend you anxiety is excitement Visualize – Imagine an ideal speaking experience Acknowledge – Say, “This is me feeling anxiety.” Outsmart – Remind yourself that presentation anxiety is normal Connect – shake hands with audience members before speaking Be Present – Don’t think about the future Reframe – Think of the presentation …

Global Market Perspective Q1 2017

From JLL’s Global Market Perspective, Q1 2017: Political upheaval and various election cycles are dominating the headlines, affecting sentiment in global real estate markets and creating uncertainty in the outlook. Global investment and leasing volumes are nonetheless proving resilient and are expected to remain robust during 2017, with a considerable weight of capital seeking real …

Cushman & Wakefield 2017 U.S. Macro Forecast Report

From Cushman & Wakefield: The outlook for the U.S. economy over the next few years remains positive. Although headwinds have come, gone, and come again, the major force driving growth—the consumer—is still gaining momentum. Of course, we are ushering in a new era of fiscal and monetary policy and that will continue to generate uncertainty. …

JLL United States Investment Outlook – Q3 2016

From JLL: In the third quarter of 2016, financial markets remained unfazed by the Brexit vote that took place at the end of the second quarter. The S&P 500 averaged 2162.1, with a 6.1-percent return year-to-date. As investors attempted to come to terms with a muted reaction to Brexit, limited volatility continued to be the …

Innovations in Commercial Real Estate: Preparing for the City of the Future

Deloitte has published the 2017 Commercial Real Estate Industry Outlook CRE owners may believe that smart cities are unlikely to impact the existing built environment, or that the timing is too far out to consider seriously. However, some evolving trends are likely to impact the CRE industry faster than expected. Growing government focus, rapid advances …

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