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Capital
Cushman Warns Cities: Convert Offices Or Face Growing Crisis
Downtowns overweighted in office space face falling values and shrinking tax bases. Swift conversions to housing and mixed-use are essential to prevent fiscal and social decline.
Policy
Arlington Fast-Tracks Vacant Office-To-Housing Reinvention
JBG Smith’s 195-unit project is the first under Arlington’s streamlined office-to-residential conversion ordinance. Richard Lawson reports on a real estate transformation with potentially sweeping national appeal.
Policy
Nashville Pushes New Zoning to Expand 'Middle' Home Choices
The city clears two daunting policy hurdles to legalize more affordable, walkable, "missing middle," infill housing. Bigger challenges still lie ahead.
Marketing & Sales
Why Renter Demand Will Keep Growing—Even If Rates Drop
Middleburg CEO Chris Finlay maps the long runway for rental housing demand, strategic timing, and why Atlanta’s just getting started. The Builder's Daily's Richard Lawson dives deep with Finlay to explore how that maps out.
Land
Avoiding the Entitlement Trap: Smarter Development Fee Strategies
Early-stage due diligence on fees, taxes, and districts is helping CFOs avoid costly surprises and protect margins in a high-cost, high-rate housing market.
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Capital 08.22.25
Cushman Warns Cities: Convert Offices Or Face Growing Crisis
Downtowns overweighted in office space face falling values and shrinking tax bases. Swift conversions to housing and mixed-use are essential to prevent fiscal and social decline.
Policy 08.12.25
Arlington Fast-Tracks Vacant Office-To-Housing Reinvention
JBG Smith’s 195-unit project is the first under Arlington’s streamlined office-to-residential conversion ordinance. Richard Lawson reports on a real estate transformation with potentially sweeping national appeal.
Policy 08.05.25
Nashville Pushes New Zoning to Expand 'Middle' Home Choices
The city clears two daunting policy hurdles to legalize more affordable, walkable, "missing middle," infill housing. Bigger challenges still lie ahead.
Marketing & Sales 08.05.25
Why Renter Demand Will Keep Growing—Even If Rates Drop
Middleburg CEO Chris Finlay maps the long runway for rental housing demand, strategic timing, and why Atlanta’s just getting started. The Builder's Daily's Richard Lawson dives deep with Finlay to explore how that maps out.
Land 07.29.25
Avoiding the Entitlement Trap: Smarter Development Fee Strategies
Early-stage due diligence on fees, taxes, and districts is helping CFOs avoid costly surprises and protect margins in a high-cost, high-rate housing market.