Anyone involved in commercial real estate should keep a clear eye on national trends while maintaining an even closer monitor on local activity. South Louisiana has seldom been an accurate reflection of the nation …

Picture batting cages, outdoor sand volleyball courts, a virtual golf center, and Baton Rouge’s largest patio bar and deck surrounding a family-friendly sports bar and restaurant…

Iphone…Blackberry…Apple’s Ipad…Android…Now, Microsoft has introduced “Surface”, a tablet computer designed to compete with the Ipad…

With a few recent retail wins, economic development officials and real estate professionals say that the prospect for getting more national stores into New Orleans is looking up. In May, after months of speculation that the shopping club Costco Wholesale Corp…

The American dream has always been to own a big home on a sprawling lot out in the suburbs. However, that dream appears to be drastically changing. The recession, foreclosure crisis and ever-increasing gas prices have slowed demand for housing in many of the nation’s fringe suburbs…

Historic Tax Credit (HTC) is a program of incentives to promote preservation and economic development by making renovation of properties financially feasible. These incentives exist at both the Federal and state levels..

That the malls are doing well doesn’t surprise experts like David Woitowitz, architect with JP Franzen Associates, whose expertise includes designing smaller retail spaces…

As the commercial real estate market has so adeptly illustrated during the past five years, the saying “What goes up must come down” has a much broader application beyond Isaac Newton’s law of gravity. This idiom has served as an apt metaphor for not only the commercial real estate market, but also for the careers of the thousands of professionals…

Commercial real estate investors are ready for a bit of risk. According to a 2011 Colliers survey, more than half of U.S. investors surveyed are prepared to move out of their comfort zones in search of higher returns. Their adventures will lead them straight to non-core markets…

The seniors housing occupancy rate continued its gradual recovery in the first quarter of 2012, reports the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing & Care Industry (NIC). However, construction activity and year-over-year rent growth slowed, according to NIC MAP, a data analysis service…