If you are a longtime reader of Leverage.com, you may have noticed some changes. Leverage.com is now part of lev.co, the website of Lev, a technology company that is rebuilding commercial real estate financing. In 2021, Lev created Leverage.com under a separate brand so real estate professionals could enjoy objective content without thinking there was an agenda behind the site. ...
Yoso Properties launched in 2019 and has since carved out a unique space in the CRE market focusing on acquiring a large number of smaller multifamily and mixed-used distressed properties. The company is growing fast, with the number of deals tripling in 2022 compared to the year before. “Not too many people play the volume game in this business,” Avi ...
People’s approaches towards how they want to live and work have shifted as the world embraces hybrid work. Live-Work-Play developments, where tenants have access to multiple work and entertainment facilities within their residences, are a rising trend. Even though more people are working from home, there’s more interest in workspaces that don’t require commuting. Developers are starting to take note ...
Rising home prices in the U.S. mean many homeowners are sitting on significant equity. Some may need the cash but don’t want to sell their home or move. A number of startups have emerged to give homeowners alternative options to access the capital tied up in their homes. San Diego-based company Splitero offers an unconventional way for homeowners to access ...
Let’s face it: When it comes to luxury condo amenities, a basement office space and tiny gym no longer cuts it. Developers know they must go above and beyond to get buyers to sign the dotted line. Luxury amenities like juice bars, saunas and rock climbing are becoming more popular, specifically in the area that focuses on fitness. Image ...
When it comes to airports nowadays, it’s overwhelming. Travel is back to pre-pandemic levels, and many airlines are suffering from employee shortages. Over 12,000 flights were canceled across the country during the July fourth weekend alone, due to weather and staffing shortages. Traveling at airports — even with Covid-19 restrictions eased — is stressful, due to long security lineups, vaccination ...
As we hit the mid-year mark of 2022, many are wondering what will happen with inflation and its influence on the economy, and commercial real estate. With inflation at an all-time high since the 1970s, CRE is changing. There has been a 20% rent growth in most American cities, and cap rates are at a record low. What will happen ...
Without a doubt, the white-hot warehouse market across the country is still raging. According to the Logistics Rent Index, published by global industrial REIT Prologis, land values in the U.S. rose by 50% in 2021. So it makes sense that multi-story warehouses are helping offer much-needed space to urban tenants, as skyrocketing land prices are still climbing for industrial development. ...
The city of Seattle has recently acquired its first IPO building through LEX, a real estate investment platform founded by Drew Sterrett and Jesse Daugherty. In May, LEX announced that New York City’s first IPO of a building — 296 Lenox Avenue in Harlem — began trading under the ticker symbol TESLU. Now LEX has expanded even more with SOLIS, ...
Zoe Pappas is not your average resident at the Chelsea Hotel. She is a structural engineer, not an artist — but is still creative, nevertheless. She lives in the landmark building, built in 1884, with her husband, Nicholas Pappas, an architect. While the hotel is known for its history as the former home to artists and writers such as Patti ...
Lev is using technology to transform the CRE financing process.
Lev is using technology to transform the CRE financing process.