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Youth sports are quietly becoming one of the most powerful new anchors in real estate. What used to be weekend tournaments on the edge of town now looks more like placemaking at scale with driving hotels, restaurants, apartments, and even corporate campuses. With sports tourism generating well over $100B in annual economic impact and youth facilities evolving into year-round engines, projects in Florida, Arizona, and Ohio show how fields and courts can organize entire mixed-use districts. For developers and cities, the takeaway isn’t to chase the next mega-arena. It’s to recognize youth and amateur sports as durable demand drivers, capable of supporting real neighborhoods long after the final whistle. https://lnkd.in/geZVnWfW #CRE #PlaceMaking #RealEstate #MixedUse

Commercial real estate runs on fast, accurate information. But when brokers face 147-page leases and disconnected systems, even the best teams hit friction. AI is easing that burden, yet the real advantage comes when tools align with how CRE actually works — your CRM, your workflows, your deal processes. That last 10% of accuracy is where efficiency becomes risk reduction. This is why CRE-focused technology partners matter. Teams like Ascendix Technologies blend domain expertise with real implementation experience, helping brokerages move beyond generic AI and into systems that truly support deal velocity and team adoption. AI only works when people use it. Getting there takes the right specialists. https://lnkd.in/gjXQbKTH #CRM #RealEstate #CRE #AI #PropTech #CRETech

If you’re locking in your 2026 plan and need real, fast, defensible ROI, this session is the one to catch. Leaders from Sodexo and Occuspace will break down how real-time occupancy intelligence slashes OpEx, trims energy waste, and delivers measurable savings without a major system overhaul—just practical, proven wins you can put to work tomorrow. Register: https://lnkd.in/gaN9n4Xe

The latest CohnReznick study on affordable housing is a great example of two things being true at once: LIHTC remains rock-solid on the big metrics—high occupancy, almost no foreclosures—but operators are feeling real pressure underneath. Costs are rising fast, more properties need oversight, and margins are tightening. What’s interesting is that the model still holds. LIHTC was built for durability, not max returns, and that structure is absorbing shocks the rest of the CRE market is struggling with. Worth a read, even if you never touch affordable housing. https://lnkd.in/geAWyhHN #AffordableHousing #LIHTC #Multifamily #CRE #RealEstate

Smart buildings are growing up fast. Join Cohesion's Thru Shivakumar, Aditum's Brian Higgins, Aamidor Consulting's Joseph Aamidor, and Propmodo's Franco Faraudo as we break down the tech shaping building performance in 2026 — automation, AI, and the next wave of connected systems. 👇 https://lnkd.in/gg-N2jey

For decades, office engagement was measured in bodies and badge swipes. If people showed up and got work done, the space was considered successful. That model broke during the pandemic. Remote work proved that productivity isn’t tied to a desk — but the moments that require people to be together still are. What companies have rediscovered is that the real value of the office comes from the things that don’t translate over Zoom: collaboration, mentorship, creative work, relationship-building, and the sense of belonging that happens only when people share space. As Adam Segal of Cove notes, the conversation is shifting. Productivity is no longer the metric. Tenants now ask how a building helps them attract talent, support culture, and create experiences that feel meaningful. Programming, hospitality, and thoughtful design suddenly matter as much as location and floor plates. Landlords are being pulled directly into this shift. Engagement has become a shared responsibility, and the operators who understand how to create moments that matter — not just manage square footage — will be the ones who stand out in the next cycle. The office isn’t disappearing. Its purpose is evolving. And the buildings that embrace that evolution will shape the future of workplace experience. https://lnkd.in/gpc9wsYU

America’s AI boom is no longer following the old tech map — it’s following the power grid. New data from 214 AI-focused data centers shows GPU clusters concentrating not in Silicon Valley or Northern Virginia, but across Southern and Midwestern states where land, zoning, and electricity are easier to secure. Texas leads with 17 cluster sites and more than 811,000 chips. Tennessee is the surprise outlier with the largest chip inventory in the country. Indiana’s clusters could consume nearly half of its annual electricity output if run at full load. The shift is already creating friction. Amazon is suing PacifiCorp in Oregon over power shortfalls. Ohio is fighting new data-center electricity surcharges. FERC blocked a plan to power an Amazon data center with a dedicated nuclear source. Local communities from Arizona to Virginia are pushing back over water, noise, and rising energy costs. The pattern is clear: the next phase of the AI economy will be shaped less by talent hubs and more by which states can expand their grids fast enough to support massive GPU demand. The limiting factor isn’t land or chips — it’s electricity. #AIInfrastructure #DataCenters #EnergyGrid #GridCapacity #FutureOfAI https://lnkd.in/gJU5CA-h

For everyone in the #PropTech and #CRE innovation space, the ground is shifting fast. Our latest Propmodo analysis breaks down how AI’s acceleration and investor caution are rewriting the startup playbook and why the companies that survive this moment will look very different from those that dominated the last cycle. Here are a few signals reshaping the landscape: - PropTech funding is down more than 50% from its peak, while AI investment has more than doubled in the same period. - This split in momentum is forcing founders to sharpen their approach: traction and repeatability now matter more than novelty. - AI can speed product development, but it doesn’t solve CRE’s slow sales cycles, entrenched data protectionism, or the trust gap every new tech vendor faces. - Investors are shifting from chasing unicorns to backing companies that can survive long enough to scale in real estate’s cautious environment. As NAR REACH Executive Director Bob Gillespie puts it: “I like cockroaches just as much as unicorns. They don’t die.” It’s a moment defined by imbalance—AI racing ahead, PropTech catching its breath—and that tension is revealing which startups can truly navigate real estate’s long, unforgiving climb. Read the full story: https://lnkd.in/gnB2y2dN

Office-to-residential conversions are gaining momentum, but only a small share of buildings truly make the cut. Depth, cost, zoning, and city-level priorities all shape whether a project pencils out. According to Adam Siegel, VP of Product Growth at Crexi, the biggest differentiators come down to land scarcity, permitted uses, and timing. That’s why Crexi is layering zoning, incentives, and “permittable use” data directly onto property maps. It helps developers see where conversions are actually feasible, saving months of due diligence and millions in potential missteps. From downtown towers to suburban low-rise offices, the next great conversion opportunities won’t be found by gut instinct—they’ll be found in the data. #CRE #AdaptiveReuse #PropTech #Development #Multifamily #DataAnalytics https://lnkd.in/euK4vp9Q

Real estate developers are operating in one of the toughest environments in years. High rates, rising costs, and tighter margins mean every inefficiency stands out. Many teams respond by trying to “digitize the spreadsheet,” but that mindset misses the real opportunity. True transformation isn’t about making an old process faster. It’s about redesigning the workflow altogether. As Rabbet CEO Will Mitchell put it, going digital is not about speed, it’s about redesign. The developers seeing the biggest gains are the ones willing to challenge legacy habits, rethink handoffs, and build a single source of truth that accounting, operations, and development can actually share. Software only delivers its value when teams use it to build a new, smarter way of working. The real competitive edge comes from aligning people, process, and platform. Because technology is only as good as the team behind it. #CRE #PropTech #RealEstateDevelopment #ConstructionTech #DigitalTransformation https://lnkd.in/gwR-RQQK