This April, we turn our attention to tax reform and its effect on the real estate industry. A variety of real estate associations, including the Real Estate Roundtable, the ICSC, and the National Association of Realtors are…

As we move further into the new year, change is palpably in the air. The inclination to cling to what’s comfortable and familiar is being challenged everywhere. From our vantage point on the front lines of the legal leasing process…

With or without the Affordable Care Act, the healthcare landscape will continue to evolve, and it's altogether likely that today’s urgent care center, which did not exist yesterday, will be unrecognizable tomorrow.

As part of the Practising Law Institute’s 18th Annual Commercial Real Estate Institute, Ellen Sinreich participated in a discussion of the current issues unique to shopping centers, including the impact of technology and terrorism.

Having just witnessed one of the most important transitions in U.S. and world history with the 2016 Presidential election, and having just participated in ULI’s Fall Meeting and the ICSC Law Conference, I’m focused on making sense of it all.

Attending ULI and ICSC conferences is like being in a giant petri dish where I (and my colleagues) can focus on improving the fundamental underpinnings of the legal leasing process in ways that are not possible when we are back at our desks.

Now that fall is upon us, we are enjoying the immediacy of meeting our clients’ third-quarter leasing goals. Our success in meeting these goals, quarter after quarter, is fueled by a holistic approach to the legal leasing process…

The importance of systemic thinking is graphically illustrated by the parable of the blind men and the elephant. Depending on what part of the elephant the blind men feel, it could be a snake or a rug. The same…

We recently attended two real estate conferences: the ULI Spring Meeting in Philadelphia, and the ICSC annual RECON show in Las Vegas. We shared market intel with thousands of real estate colleagues about getting deals done while the…

These hazy days of summer are anything but quiet in our corner of the real estate market. As we work on retail, office, and industrial leases across the country, we’ve recently navigated treacherous terrain in the Red Zone…

ULI presented a fascinating look at the transformation of Detroit from a failing metropolitan area to a city on the rebound. We learned first-hand about the changes taking place from developers, business owners, lenders and public officials…

NYC’s outer boroughs are booming and many are looking to Queens for its development opportunities. Central Queens, from LGA to JFK along the Van Wyck corridor has become the center of much of the expansion.

As we move with our clients into one of the busiest times of the year, the intensity with which we drive ourselves to produce extraordinary results often gets in the way of taking a step back to evaluate whether we’re working smarter, or just…

At the recent CRE Tech Showcase sponsored by ICSC, we learned about an exciting array of tech solutions designed to optimize how we operate, convey, lease, and finance real estate. These are some salient tidbits about the companies and…

As the 2016 presidential race picks up steam, we are moving full speed ahead to meet our clients’ Q1 leasing goals. We love the quickening pace and thought this would be a great time to share some of our Moments of Truth strategies for…

As we enthusiastically move into 2016, our mood reflects the collective optimism enjoyed by many in the real estate industry. This quote captures the spirit beautifully: The next 24 months look doggone good for real estate.

As the leaves swirl around us, year-end goals come into sharper focus and I marvel at how we keep so many balls in the air. Speaking of what’s up in the air, there is a rapidly-emerging, technologically-enabled species of airborne vehicles…

The NY Operations Committee of ICSC presented a panel discussion about the pros and cons of developing and investing in urban vs suburban retail projects. Topics included differences in costs, design, operational efficiencies, and…

Ellen Sinreich co-presented a workshop at the ICSC 2015 Law Conference about how retail landlords can increase revenues and cut costs. Strategies for increasing efficiencies and minimizing waste across a wide…

Fall, the season when things speed up, is upon us. Our clients are focused on year-end deadlines and we’re focused on meeting those deadlines. My strategies for making sure this happens are all about carefully managing the Black Box of the legal leasing…