Real Estate IAT January 19

Top of the news:

Inflation is nearing 10% in Sunbelt cities

Political:

 Lael Brainard has pledged to fight inflation if she were selected to be vice chair of the Federal Reserve.

Social:

A paper written last year analyzes the impact of eviction moratoriums and how to help cut evictions.

Environmental:

Proptech can support ESG efforts by delivering data on information such as energy usage and adjusting settings on factors such as temperature.

Poor ESG performance has a negative effect on the value of a building, industry experts note.

Professional Development:

Here’s what courageous leaders do.

Economic:

Globe St. has some ideas on how to repurpose office properties that aren’t being rented.

New York City’s office leasing market was 63% higher than 2020’s.

Technology:

Almost everyone in commercial property and proptech agrees: it’s too early to see if real estate in the metaverse will pan out.

Ghost kitchens are rapidly adapting to a pseudo-post-pandemic world, with pivots to grocery delivery and ghost kitchen proto-food courts.

Legal:

The Supreme Court requested a response from the City of Los Angeles in the case filed against them by the Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles regarding the city’s eviction moratorium.